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Book donation programme celebrates Vietnam Book Day

The HansaeYes24 Foundation will give 9,600 copies of children’s books to primary schools in central Da Nang city under its annual book donation programme to celebrate Vietnam Book Day (April 21).
Book donation programme celebrates Vietnam Book Day ảnh 1Representatives from Hansae Co,.Ltd and the Da Nang Department of Education and Training at a ceremony on April 23 kick off a programme that will donate 9,600 children’s books to primary schools in Da Nang. (Photo courtesy of the company)

HoChi Minh City (VNS/VNA) — The HansaeYes24Foundation will give 9,600 copies of children’s books to primaryschools in central Da Nang city under its annual book donation programme tocelebrate Vietnam Book Day (April 21).

Books on various subjects like history, science,literature, culture and children’s stories are being delivered to 96 primaryschools in the city this month. Bookshelves are also being given toschools for their libraries.

The programme, with a cost of nearly 300 million VND (3,000 USD),aims to foster the love of reading and raise awareness about theimportance of reading for school-aged children.

As many as 40,000 copies have been given to primary schoolsin Ho Chi Minh City since the programme was launched by the Republic ofKorea-based Hansae Co, Ltd in coordination with the municipal Departmentof Education and Training in 2017.

This is the first time the programme has gifted books to schoolsin Da Nang./. 

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