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Third Int’l book fair

Third Int’l book fair opens in Hanoi

The third Vietnam International Book Fair with the theme “1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi”  has opened in Hanoi.
The third Vietnam International Book Fair with the theme “1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi” opened on September 17 in Hanoi.

Attending the event were To Huy Rua, head of the Party CentralCommission for Information and Education, Pham Quang Nghi, Secretary ofHanoi municipal Party Committee, Le Doan Hop, Minister of Informationand Communications along with officials from departments and publishingbusinesses.

Speaking at the ceremony, Do Quy Doan,Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, head of organisingboard said that this book fair is the largest ever in Vietnam, helpingVietnamese publishing houses expand cooperation with internationalcounterparts.

109 domestic and foreign publishinghouses and distributors brought thousands of quality books to the fair,especially the Frankfurt centre for international book fairs andexhibitions was also present with over 800 book titles from Germanpublishers./.
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