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The 4th International Conference Promoting Vietnamese Literature and the 3rd International Poetry Festival wrapped up in Hanoi on February 20.

A ceremony marking the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day was held in Xuong Giang Victory historical relic in the northern province of Bac Giang on February 19.

Vietnam is one of the lands of stability, peace, literature and friendship, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said while receiving delegates to the fourth international conference promoting Vietnamese literature and the third international poetry festival in Hanoi on February 18.

The 17th Vietnam Poetry Day officially opened on February 17 in Hanoi, featuring a wide range of activities.

The 4th international conference on Vietnamese literature and the 3rd international poetry festival opened in Hanoi on February 16 with the participation of nearly 200 poets, writers and translators from 46 countries and territories around the world. ​

The fourth conference to promote Vietnamese literature, the third International Poetry Festival and the 17th Vietnamese Poetry Day will take place from February 15-21 in Hanoi, the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Bac Giang.

The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day officially opened at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 2.

Many critics and poets attending a workshop on contemporary poetry in Hanoi on February 27 agreed: the country is home to many poets, but few good poems.

A string of new activities are expected to take place within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day, scheduled to start on February 27, in the hope of attracting more audiences.

A talk with Ko Un, a famous poet from the Republic of Korea, was held in Hanoi on December 5 where he introduced his renowned poetry volume – Ten Thousand Lives.

Measures to bring Vietnamese literary works, especially contemporary literature, closer to Chinese readers were discussed by writers from the two countries at a meeting held in Hanoi on November 17.

The Vietnam Writers' Association held a workshop in Hanoi on October 28, spotlighting 30 years of exchange between Vietnamese and American literatures.

President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association (VWA) Huu Thinh has called on Vietnamese writers, both at home and abroad, to use the power of literature to strengthen the national solidarity.

The Vietnam Writers’ Association will hold a meeting from October 20-25 for 50 writers at home and 33 others living in 13 other countries, according to President of the association Huu Thinh.

The Song Magazine plans to publish a work by novelist Nguyen Mot in the US.

A ceremony to grant 42 awards to literary works about Vietnamese war invalids, martyrs and significant contributors to the nation’s revolution has been held in Hanoi.

Handicapped teacher Nguyen Ngoc Ky has released a new autobiography in HCM City.

In today’s society, the most important duty of young writers is to offer quality works that expand people’s intellectual horizons, delegates said at a meeting for young writers in HCM City last week.

The English version of historical-document novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” by journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh was officially introduced to readers at an event in Hanoi on April 27.

The National Political Publishing House has just published a historical-document novel “A War Account 1-2-3-4.75” - English Version of journalist-writer Tran Mai Hanh.