The Pakistan Academy of Letters will translate “Truyen Kieu” (The Tale of Kieu) by legendary poet Nguyen Du and “Nhat Ky Trong Tu” (Prison Diary) by late President Ho Chi Minh into Urdu – the national language of Pakistan, and published them for public viewing.

Veteran writers have contributed greatly to building and developing the Vietnamese culture and people in the Ho Chi Minh era, President Vo Van Thuong stated in the first conference of Vietnamese veteran writers held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on September 30.

The Vietnam Poetry Day will be held next month in Hanoi's Thang Long Imperial Citadel with new activities, according to organisers.

The Vietnam Writers’ Association has announced the winners of the 2021 Literature Awards, spread across four categories: Theory and Critics, Poetry-Prose, Children’s Literature, and Translation. Author Truong Dang Dung won the Theory And Critics category for his research on literary texts and the instability of meaning.

A ceremony marking the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day was held in Xuong Giang Victory historical relic in the northern province of Bac Giang on February 19.

The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day officially opened at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 2.

The Vietnam Writers' Association held a workshop in Hanoi on October 28, spotlighting 30 years of exchange between Vietnamese and American literatures.

Stories about individuals living in a village in the northern rural area during the doimoi period since 1986 by writer Tran Thanh Canh has received an award from the Vietnam Writers' Association.