At the Hanoi Spring Book Fair 2017 (Source: VNA) During a working session in Hanoion March 1 with Director of the Frankfurt Book Fair Juergen Boos, Chung askedhis guest to assist Hanoi in personnel training for the organisation of majorbook fairs in the future.
He affirmed that Vietnam and the capitalcity Hanoi in particular is working for the development of the reading culture,adding that the city has been coordinating with publishing houses to hold bookfair each year.
According to him, Hanoi isbuilding a book street which is due to open on May 1, while a nationalexhibition centre is slated for inauguration in 2018, which will allow the cityto hold a large-scale book fair in late 2018 or early 2019.
The Hanoi leader also took notethat the capital city is using German advanced technologies many fields,includinghealth care, transport, waste treatment and publishing.
Boos, for his part, said theFrankfurt Book Fair provides a platform for experts and politicians to expressopinions on cultural development of their countries.
Hailing Vietnam’s rich culturaltreasure which is yet to be fully tapped, he vowed all possible support forVietnam to increase its presence in Germany, firstly providing training for itsstaff this June.
He proposed that the Vietnameseside select outstanding works and translate them into many languages for thefair. Vietnam should also work with other Southeast Asian nations to build aforum on ASEAN reading culture development, he said.
Concluding the working session,Chairman Chung suggested signing a memorandum of understanding on cooperation,under which, the Frankfurt Book Fair will help Hanoi with training andorganisation of major book fairs in the future, while Vietnam and Hanoi willorganize annual book displays and art shows in Germany, among others.-VNA
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