There are 30,000 books at the Vietnam Book Day event in Hanoi.

(Baonghean.vn) -As an activity in the series of events of the 3rd Vietnam Book Day (April 21) held at Thong Nhat Park (Hanoi), the book fair attracted great attention from readers of many different ages.

Book Festival in Hanoi took place at Thong Nhat Park.

Taking place over 5 days (from April 20 to April 24), the book fair has the participation of 87 publishing and book distribution units nationwide, with about 30,000 books. On the opening day, the book fair introduces 9 notable contents such as: Introducing new works, discussions on important topics such as: "Looking back at history, towards the future", "Vietnam's sovereignty over seas and islands", etc.

The special thing about this book fair is that the units not only focus on selling books but also organize exchange programs and discussions to promote reading culture and spread good values ​​of society. It can be seen that this event has been invested very carefully by the organizing committee from the preparation to the management stage.

Another notable highlight of this book fair is that the forums for exchange and discussion have been expanded in terms of topics, scale and quality. The content of the exchanges are all related to reading and stimulate the desire to learn about practical issues of life, from child-rearing, the path of integration of young people to the issue of protecting the sovereignty and islands of the country.

There are 30,000 books on sale at the Book Fair in Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi.

Many exchange programs have a broad social nature such as the talk show “Overcoming the difficulties of early life with children” with the sharing of Ms. Tran Mai Anh - the adoptive mother of “tin soldier” Thien Nhan. In addition, the book fair also has a number of book signing sessions, reader exchanges with beloved writers such as writer Nguyen Ngoc Thach, writer Trang Ha, Anh Khang, journalist Doan Cong Le Huy, etc.

Responding to this book festival, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Manh Hung said: “Currently, in developed countries such as Israel, France, Japan, on average each person reads 20 books/year; in countries in the region such as Singapore, Malaysia, the numbers are 14 books/year and 10 books/year respectively. In Vietnam, on average each person reads 4 books/year, of which 2.8 are textbooks and 1.2 are other types of books. Vietnam Book Day not only aims to honor and arouse the love of reading but also contributes to improving the quality of management and direction of teaching and learning in schools in general and school library management, innovating activities, and promoting reading in schools in particular.”

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hung - Deputy Minister of Information and Communications attended the opening ceremony of the 3rd Book Day in Hanoi.

Hoang Anh (a student at Foreign Trade University) went to the book fair for the first time and said: "I find this book fair very interesting. The stalls are diverse, there are many good books and the prices are reasonable."

Ms. Minh Thu (Hoan Kiem district) shared: “This book fair is a very useful and interesting place for those who are passionate about reading. Here I can find and buy my favorite books and guide my daughter to the habit of reading and loving books.”

According to the statistics of the Organizing Committee, each event, the book fair attracted more than 1 million visitors, with revenue of approximately 50 billion VND. These impressive numbers have shown the success in management, stimulating purchasing power, and at the same time forming the habit of reading and learning in each person.

Thuc Trinh