Ninth HCM City book fair to open later this month
The ninth Ho Chi Minh City Book Fair will open at Le Van Tam Park in the southern city from March 21-27, featuring more than 720 booths from 167 domestic and foreign publishers.
Speaking at a press conference on March 15, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications Le Thai Hy said this year’s event will see a significant increase in the numbers of participating firms and booths.
Themed “ Books- Culture and Development”, the fair will introduce to readers millions of copies of 300,000 different books. Visitors at the event will also have a chance to buy books with discounted prices or take part in attractive promotion programmes.
Numerous activities will be held during the week-long event such as talks; drawing competitions; exhibitions on books; and photos on Vietnam’s seas and islands, Ho Chi Minh City and its development process; and e-books.
A highlight of the fair will be a playground for kids with several activities including painting, sand-picture making and storytelling competitions.
The biennial event started in 2000, receiving a warm response from the public while encouraging reading culture among Vietnamese youth and adults.
Themed “ Books- Culture and Development”, the fair will introduce to readers millions of copies of 300,000 different books. Visitors at the event will also have a chance to buy books with discounted prices or take part in attractive promotion programmes.
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A highlight of the fair will be a playground for kids with several activities including painting, sand-picture making and storytelling competitions.
The biennial event started in 2000, receiving a warm response from the public while encouraging reading culture among Vietnamese youth and adults.
