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There are many youngsters who have joined hands to spread a love for reading with some creative ideas. D Free Book library is an example.

When they debuted, electronic books (e-books) were expected to thrive, but the e-book market in Vietnam has not been successful for a number of reasons.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are promoting reading culture in the community through a series of new programmes organised this year.

The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 28 launched a pilot service package designed to reduce child labour and prevent accident, abuse and violence against children.

Unlicensed books are too sophisticated that publishers sometimes cannot distinguish between real books and fake ones, while the number of management staff remained few.

The launch of the Vietnam Book Day has contributed greatly to restoring and developing the reading culture. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam made this remark at a national conference on April 18 revie

The establishment of the Vietnam Book Day has contributed greatly to restoring and developing the reading culture, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a national conference on April 18 reviewing the impacts of the Book Day since it was first observed five years ago.

A book fair opened at Hung Kings Temple in Phu Tho province on April 6, as part of the 2019 Hung Kings Temple Festival, which falls on April 5-14 (the first to tenth day of the third lunar month).

A book fair opened at Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 6, as part of the 2019 Hung Kings Temple Festival, which falls on April 5-14 (the first to tenth day of the third lunar month).

Nguyen Trong Tao, an artist with a free and content soul, has passed away, but his image as a multi-talented person with a mischievous smile will live forever in the mind of his friends and fans.

Local publishers and book distributors should release more quality books and expand their market to rural areas, border areas, islands and abroad to serve more readers, speakers said at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Bookworm’ at 44 Chau Long street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, is now home to more than 30,000 book titles in foreign languages.

A reading festival has recently been held in Ho Chi Minh City. It is a kick-start for a series of similar programmes in other suburban districts under the goal of encouraging the reading habits.

Friendly libraries funded by Room to Read, a non-governmental organisation based in the US, in 22 primary schools in Vietnam have helped develop reading habit and life-long learning skills among local students since they were established in early 2017.

To nurture her hobby and spread the love for books to every voracious reader, a retired lecturer has created a free bookstore in Hanoi’s Dong Da district.

To nurture her hobby and spread the love for books to every voracious reader, a retired lecturer has created a free bookstore in Hanoi’s Dong Da district. In the digital era where reading culture is threatened by newer forms of communication, her bookstore shines like a gem.

Private libraries, which have been established by individuals in rural areas over the past few years, are providing free access for local people and encouraging reading among children.

Nearly 20 writers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stressed the significance of reading books to young people, especially students, at an exchange programme that opened in Vientiane, Laos, on May 9.

Some 2.5 million people flocked to the northern midland province of Phu Tho to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival as of April 23 (the eight day of the third lunar month), said the organising board.

More than 2,000 book titles and hundreds of precious photos and documents on Vietnam’s seas and islands are on display at the fifth Vietnam Book Day and an exhibition on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the northern province of Hai Duong.