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New books celebrate Tết

Thursday, Jan 23, 2025

A series of new books featuring Vietnamese culture and lifestyle have been released to celebrate the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in the Year of the Snake, which begins on January 29. 

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HCM City Tết book fair celebrates 50th anniversary of national reunification

Thursday, Jan 23, 2025

The HCM City Department of Information and Communications will host the annual Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair from January 27 to February 2, or December 27 to January 5 on the lunar calendar.

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InBook and MM Publications join forces to boost English education

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025

Under the four-year agreement InBook will be the exclusive distributor of MM Publications’ offers in Việt Nam.

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Book about China-Việt Nam friendship debuted in Nanning

Monday, Jan 13, 2025

A book entitled “ Guangxi Narrative on China-Việt Nam Friendship” has been launched in Nanning, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

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Bilingual book on Vietnamese women's ethnic costumes

Monday, Jan 13, 2025

Mai said she aimed to preserve valuable materials for herself and for those interested in Vietnamese culture.

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Vietnamese authors honoured

Friday, Dec 11, 2015

Two Vietnamese writers, Nguyen Ngoc Moc and Cao Xuan Thai, have been honoured at the 6th Conference of Mekong River Literature Awards in Vientiane, Laos.

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Veteran teachers featured in book

Thursday, Nov 19, 2015

A book on the life of veteran teachers written by associate professor and lecturer Tran Huu Ta, former deputy head of the HCM City Pedagogical University''s Literature Faculty, has been released to celebrate Viet Nam Teachers'' Day on November 20.

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Epic poem sets new records

Monday, Nov 09, 2015

The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) proposed the Guinness world record to Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) in terms of a literature work with the maximum national records.

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Chau van ritual singing artists given folk awards

Thursday, Sep 17, 2015

As many as 11 artists who perform and teach the art of chau van (ritual) singing and dancing have been awarded "Folk Artisan" title by the Viet Nam Folk Arts and Literature Association.

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Story contest calls on Mekong writers

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015

Two contests on writing and photography have been launched by provincial associations this week.

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‘Golden Bird' finds his final autumn

Friday, Jul 03, 2015

Composer Phan Huynh Dieu, who was known as the "Golden bird of Vietnamese music," died on Monday but his influential melodies will always be remembered by Vietnamese music fans.

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Translators have their day

Friday, Jun 12, 2015

"Those who translate literature today always respect the original work of the author, and at the same time they try their best to help readers understand what the writers wish to say in a book or novel," Deputy Director Nguyen Duy Binh of...

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Classics inspire British author Jasper Fforde

Saturday, May 09, 2015

British author Jasper Fforde uses classic works as his inspiration to detective novels, he said at a seminar yesterday in Ha Noi.

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New works launched at Literature Days event

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2015

The 5th European Literature Days will be kicked off here with a series of readings, workshops, a concert and an exhibition on May 7.

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Vietnamese, int'l poets recite for Poetry Day

Friday, Mar 06, 2015

The drizzly rain couldn''t wash away the enthusiasm of visitors to the 13th National Poetry Day held yesterday at the Temple of Literature in Ha Noi.