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A Russian book event will run at the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street from November 1 to 8, aiming to celebrate the October Revolution.

A Singapore auxiliary police officer has been arrested for allegedly planning to fight in Syria, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on June 20.

The central province of Khanh Hoa has completed preparations for the 2017 Khanh Hoa-Nha Trang Sea Festival slated for June 10-13.

Various Vietnamese cultural products were showcased at the Exponor 2017 international exhibition of the mining industry on May 17 in Chile’s northern province of Antofagasta.

Historical and legal proofs affirming Vietnam’s ownership of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being showcased at an exhibition that opened in Nghe An on April 25.

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.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held a conference on December 9 with leaders from 16 northern mountainous provinces on ways to improve the quality of VNA’s specialized pictorial newspaper on ethnic minorities and mountainous region.

A book week is being organised in three book stores in downtown HCM City on October 1-9 by HCM City’s General Publishing House.

The central city of Da Nang is tightening controls on the publication and distribution of tourism documents and leaflets with maps showing a local coastal area named “China Beach”.

As many as 19 publications will be given for free to ethnic minority groups and those living in extremely disadvantaged areas in 2016.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on preserving and improving value of Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks (moc ban), a UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage item.

Historic and legal proof affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos is being highlighted at an exhibition, which opened on January 7 in HCM City.

The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street will be officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1, on January 9.

Special publications highlighting the foundation and development of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) were introduced to public in Hanoi on November 7.

A film festival was held in Wellington, New Zealand from October 31-November 1 to promote the land, people, culture and customs of ASEAN member nations in the country.

The autumn book fair opening in Hanoi on October 29 has brought more than 5,000 publications in various genres such as family, history, psychology, nature and business to book aficionados in Hanoi.

The efforts of travel firms and HCM City’s authorities have helped the local tourism sector maintain its growth trend despite declines in the number of tourist arrivals to Vietnam this year.

Over 100 domestic and foreign publishers are showcasing their products at 200 stalls during the 5th Vietnam International Book Fair, which kicked off at Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi on September 10.