
Ho Chi Minh City (VNS/VNA) — Ho Chi Minh City islaunching a series of activities at the Book Street and Paris Square inDistrict 1 to celebrate Vietnam Book and Reading Cultural Day (April 21) untilApril 22.
Readers will have an opportunity to peruse more than 50,000 booksby Vietnamese and foreign authors on various topics at a book fair opening atParis Square.
The fair includes 42 stalls hosted by 31 major publishers and bookdistributors of the city.
In addition, the publishers and distributors have plans to marketand sell books through live-streaming platform TikTok at the event to attractmore readers nationwide.
The fair also introduces local apps Fonos and Voiz FM, offeringhundreds of audiobooks and e-books.
A special exhibition showcasing publications and documents to markthe 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024) and the1954 Geneva Accords is featured as well.
At the book fair, a roundtable on the topic of how to develop alove of reading will be held on April 20.
On April 22, there will be a talk about the development ofaudiobooks.
A book signing and talk with Japanese author Ono Eriko, who isknown for her manga Hai,Mikko!, will be held on April 21.
Hai,Mikko!, consisting of funny and cute stories of elementary school girlMikko, is very popular among Vietnamese children.
A roundtable on Vietnamese cuisine from young people’s points ofview will be held on April 22 at the Book Street.
Apart from major activities downtown, the city will also launchbook introductions, book clubs and talks at Thu Duc City Book Street andcultural houses and schools in 21 districts to encourage reading habits amongthe community.
The annual Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day, first held in2022, has been considered a festival for book-lovers, helping spread the valueof books as well as the reading culture in the community./.