Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on January 29 as the Tet (Lunar New Year) - the biggest and longest festival of the Vietnamese people - is nearing.
A series of cultural activities to celebrate Vietnam Teachers’ Day on November 20 are being held at the Ho Chi Minh City Book Pedestrian Street in District 1 until November 28.
Ho Chi Minh City Book Street has become known among book lovers as an ideal reading space and a venue for activities spreading the love and habit of reading.
Nearly 386,000 books were sold at Ho Chi Minh City’s Duong Sach (or Book Street) in the first half of this year, bringing a revenue of 20 billion VND (880,000 USD), up 5 percent annually.
There is a huge difference between the milling crowds in Ho Chi Minh City’s Book Street and the lack of people in the Hanoi equivalent in a short street simply called December 19.
Over 750,000 copies of books have been sold on the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street, which have attracted nearly 4 million visitors so far and made a total revenue of 67 billion VND).
Ho Chi Minh City's Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 has attracted 2.4 million visitors this year, earning a turnover of 50 billion VND (2.2 million USD), according to the Vietnam Publishers Association (VNPA).
More than 240,000 copies of books have been sold on the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street after six months of operation, generating 15 billion VND (700,000 USD).
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