Book of Vietnam records hits presses
The HCM City-based Vietbooks and the
Vietnam News Agency’s Publishing House will soon publish a collection
of Vietnamese records.
The HCM City-based Vietbooks and the
Vietnam News Agency’s Publishing House will soon publish a collection
of Vietnamese records.
The 400-page “Vietnam Records Directory 2009-10” will list new records that individuals and organisations have set in 13 different fields like arts, literature, music, lifestyle, science and economy.
“The section featuring 100 records involving Hanoi is of great value for people learning about the capital, which will celebrate its 1000 th anniversary in 2010,” said Le Tran Truong An, general director of Vietbooks.
“We hope our book will provide readers useful knowledge on Hanoi’s history and culture in an entertaining manner.”
The book will also feature records for handicrafts villages around the country based on their history, growth, and other factors. Several hundred colour photos and texts offer detailed information about records.
Vietbooks has collaborated with authorities in Hanoi and other cities and provinces for the book.
The Vietnam News Agency is working to translate the book into English.
The book, to cost 290,000 VND (15 USD), will be distributed by the Fahasa bookstore chain in January while the English version will be published later next year.
In 2006 Vietbooks signed a copyright deal with the “Guinness World Records” to broadcast the latter’s programmes on TV.
The company will soon offer technical support to the US organisation for producing TV shows in Vietnam and print the “Guinness Book of World Records” in Vietnamese./.
The 400-page “Vietnam Records Directory 2009-10” will list new records that individuals and organisations have set in 13 different fields like arts, literature, music, lifestyle, science and economy.
“The section featuring 100 records involving Hanoi is of great value for people learning about the capital, which will celebrate its 1000 th anniversary in 2010,” said Le Tran Truong An, general director of Vietbooks.
“We hope our book will provide readers useful knowledge on Hanoi’s history and culture in an entertaining manner.”
The book will also feature records for handicrafts villages around the country based on their history, growth, and other factors. Several hundred colour photos and texts offer detailed information about records.
Vietbooks has collaborated with authorities in Hanoi and other cities and provinces for the book.
The Vietnam News Agency is working to translate the book into English.
The book, to cost 290,000 VND (15 USD), will be distributed by the Fahasa bookstore chain in January while the English version will be published later next year.
In 2006 Vietbooks signed a copyright deal with the “Guinness World Records” to broadcast the latter’s programmes on TV.
The company will soon offer technical support to the US organisation for producing TV shows in Vietnam and print the “Guinness Book of World Records” in Vietnamese./.
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