Books are one of humanity’s oldest communications technologies, and this year’s Hanoi Book Fair seeks to highlight their role in the digital age with the theme “Books and Start-ups”.
Readers enjoy books at last year’s Hà Nội Book Fair (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Books are one of humanity’s oldestcommunications technologies, and this year’s Hanoi Book Fair seeks to highlighttheir role in the digital age with the theme “Books and Start-ups”.
The annual fair, which runs from September 22 to 26 at Thang Long ImperialCitadel, will gather 200 stalls of book companies, publishing houses anddistributors nationwide. The book fair will introduce books on start-ups,foreign books and a wide range of books issued by Vietnamese publishers.
E-books and reading technology for digital devices will be highlighted as well.Events include seminars, discussions and conversations between readers andauthors. These dialogues will focus on start-ups, reading culture, andeffective reading skills.
Representatives of international publishing organisations and associations willbe invited to the fair and attend talks on development trends in the publishingindustry. They will also share their experiences of organising and attendinginternational book fairs.
Book agencies will exchange copyrights and sign cooperation agreements. Thebook fair will call on participating enterprises and readers to donate booksfor mountainous and disadvantaged areas.
The book fair contributes to improving reading culture, encouraging bookreading among the people and building the elegant, civilised lifestyle ofHanoians, said Nguyen Minh Khanh, Deputy Director of the capital Department ofInformation and Communications.
It also contributes to popularising the revolutionary tradition among theParty, the government and the people, he said.
The fair will open from 8am to 9pm each day.
As Middle Autumn Festival is coming, a children’s book fair is also taking place at the Children’s Palace, 36 Ly Thai To street, Hanoi.
Entitled Middle Autumn Festival for Children, the book fair will open dailyfrom September 21 to 29. About 50 agencies have registered to presentchildren’s books as well as products and services for children.-VNA
The 2017 Book Festival officially opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on April 20 as part of activities to mark the Vietnam Book Day (April 21) and the World Book and Copyright Day (April 23).
The 2017 International Book Fair Vietnam will be held in Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from August 23-27 with more than 80 booths showing 40,000 books titles from various domestic and seven foreign firms.
The sixth Vietnam International Book Fair kicked off in Hanoi on August 23, attracting 94 foreign and domestic publishers with nearly 40,000 titles and thousands of other copies.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
Readers enjoy books at last year’s Hà Nội Book Fair (Photo: VNA)
