Vietnamese-German writer Isabelle Muller’s best-selling book Loan-Aus dem Leben eines Phoenix (Loan-From a Life of Phoenix) has been published in Vietnamese, entitled "Tu Cuoc Doi Cua Mot Con Chim Phuong Hoang" by the Tre (Youth) Publishing House.
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.
The LO-ANH Foundation has offered help to nearly 300 children of Xin Cai Secondary School, located in one of the most remote districts in the northern province of Ha Giang.
The success of HCM City’s Book Street has spurred interest in setting up similar pedestrianised areas in other cities, but experts say that careful consideration should be made before opening new book streets.
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).
A bestselling novel for teenagers by noted writer Nguyen Nhat Anh has recently been published in Japan by translator Kato Sakae.
The Vietnamese version of a two-volume art book featuring popular street food in Hanoi and specialities in different regions has been put up for sale nationwide.
A collection of people born in the year 1987 have written about their lives in a book. It is simply titled 1987.
A book reviewing a 25-year charity house project run by a Swedish woman for underprivileged children in Vietnam has been launched in Hanoi at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.
The memoir of a 75-year-old Vietnamese-French woman, Tran To Nga, who was correspondent for the Liberation News Agency, the predecessor of the Vietnam News Agency, was released in HCM City on August 30.
HCM City’s publishing houses have released dozens of new books featuring the history of South Vietnam on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Reunification Day on April 30.
Nearly 160 new books by international and Vietnamese authors will be released this month as part of the Youth Books for March programme.
A series of books on Singapore and its founding father Lee Kuan Yew were introduced in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 to mark the 51st anniversary of Singapore (August 8).
A new book on the late President Ho Chi Minh and National Assembly of Vietnam (NA) has been published in HCM City by the Tre (Youth) Publishing House.
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).
An outdoor music gala will be held this week in HCM City on the 105th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure abroad to seek ways to save the country (June 5).
New 3D books for children, issued by foreign publishing houses, are now available at bookstores around the country.
Hundreds of new books for children of Vietnamese and international authors will be released during the summer.
