VN, Laos cooperate in book publishing

The Vietnam Record Book Centre (VIETKINGS) and Laos ’ State Publishing and Book Distribution House on Jan. 13 signed a cooperation agreement on establishing Laos Record Book Centre (LAOKINGS) in Vientiane.

This is part of activities in response to the Vietnam- Lao Friendship Year 2012. Accordingly, VIETKINGS will send experts to Laos , in co-ordination with LAOKINGS, to draft working programmes, plans and regulations for the centre.

The two sides will strive to publish a yearbook of Lao records in Vietnamese and Laotian, and a book entitled “ Laos , the nation and people” in English in 2012, in order to promote tourism and investment to the country.

Sivienkhek Konnyvong, Director of Department of Publishing and Library under Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, said book publishing and distribution activities in Laos are in the dawn of development with only one state-owned and 15 private publishers.

He hoped that the founding of LAOKINGS will be a large step forward in diversifying book products and markets, better meeting the need of exploring and studying Lao culture of readers inside and outside the country./.

Youths' efforts yield socio-economic fruits

Many activities were carried out across the nation during the Vietnam’s Youth Month, an annual festivity taking place in March to celebrate the establishment of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU), contributing to the nation’s socio-economic development, heard a conference held by the union's Central Committee in Hanoi on April 23.

Youngsters join hands to preserve traditional outfits

With a desire to preserve and promote the cultural values of traditional outfits, youngsters from the Department of Journalism and Writing at the University of Hanoi Culture organised an arts programme reviving the clothing of the later Le Dynasty, attracting students from various universities around the capital.