A French-language book space was put into operation at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu library in Ben Tre on December 1, catering to increasing demand for the materials in the Mekong Delta province.
At the inauguration ceremony of the space (Photo: VNA)
Ben Tre (VNA) – A French-language book space was putinto operation at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu library in Ben Tre on December 1,catering to increasing demand for the materials in theMekong Delta province.
With its formation aided by the International Organizationof La Francophonie (OIF), the space now houses over 570 copies. About half ofthe total are in the fields of social, exact, and applied sciences; and therest are children's books.
According to Kieu Thuy Nga, Director of the National Libraryof Vietnam (NLV), a project to develop French-language book spaces in Vietnam hasbeen underway from 2020 to 2022, with the OIF sponsoring books for the NLV andlibraries of eight localities across Vietnam – Hai Phong and Quang Ninh in thenorth, Nghe An and Khanh Hoa in the central region, Lam Dong in the CentralHighlands, Binh Duong in the south, and Can Tho and Ben Tre in the MekongDelta.
At the French-language book space in Ben Tre (Photo: VNA)
The project offers social, cultural, and sci-tech informationand knowledge of Francophone member nations for Vietnamese at all ages, therebystrengthening solidarity and friendship among peoples of the French-speakingcommunity.
In recent years, Ben Tre has implemented a program to boostFrench teaching at school. Currently, the language is taught at seven local secondaryand high schools./.
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At the inauguration ceremony of the space (Photo: VNA) 
At the French-language book space in Ben Tre (Photo: VNA) 
