Author Nguyen Huy Thiep and his books.— Photo dantri

HA NOI (VNS)– HCM City-based Tre (Youth) Publishing House will introduce books by some famous Vietnamese authors at the 8th Paju Bookcity Forum which kicked off today in Paju Bookcity, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea.

With the theme: "Asia, Beyond the Boundary: Network with Books", the forum this year gathers publishing representatives from Japan, mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, South Korea and India.

Nguyen Minh Nhut, director of Tre Publishing House will be among seven participants speaking about the current situation of Vietnamese publishing houses and the strength of Tre Publishing House.

He will mention favourite authors in Viet Nam like Bao Ninh, Nguyen Huy Thiep, Ho Anh Thai, Nguyen Nhat Anh and Nguyen Ngoc Tu.

Located in Gyoha-eup (Paju, Gyeonggi-do), Paju Book City is a giant cultural complex belonging to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. It is home to 250 publishers and over 10,000 workers. It covers the entire process of publishing from planning to printing and distribution.

Paju Bookcity Forum is among the most influential annual forums for South Korea's publishing houses. – VNS