HCM City: Book Street helps promote reading culture
Over 750,000 copies of books have been sold on the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street, which have attracted nearly 4 million visitors so far and made a total revenue of 67 billion VND).
HCM City (VNA) – Over 750,000 copies of books have been sold on the HoChi Minh City Book Street (Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1), which have attractednearly 4 million visitors so far and made atotal revenue of 67 billion VND (2.98 million USD).
Over the last two years, a series of activitieswere organsised at the street, with over 267 events introducing new books and hostingexchanges with writers. There were also activities to celebrate the nation’simportant events, as well as book and photo exhibitions.
Quach Thu Nguyet, Deputy Director of the HCMC Book Street Co., Ltd notedthat this model creates a place for promoting reading culture in the community,thus responding to the national lifelong learning strategy.
According to Nguyen Manh Hung, General Directorof Thai Ha Books Company, a number of foreign book publishers are veryinterested in reading culture in HCM City, Hanoi and some other localities ofVietnam.
They sent experts working in publishing and communications to the city to findout how to develop an attractive model like this, Hung said.
Director of Nha Xuat Ban Tre (the Youth Publishing House), Nguyen Minh Nhut stressed theexpansion of the model should be carefully considered, especially there is aneed to conduct a survey on demand, resources and financial capacity of publishers.
According to Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen ThiThu, the second street of this kind will be shortly opened in District 7.-VNA
Over 1.2 million people visited HCM City’s Book Street in the first six months of this year, according to figures released by the Vietnamese Publishers Association.
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HCM City will open a new pedestrian-only book street on Nguyen Dong Chi street in District 7 in October, offering a series of activities promoting reading culture for more than 300,000 residents.
After two years of operation, Nguyen Van Binh book street in Ho Chi Minh City has attracted more than 4 million visitors, becoming a wholesome destination for book lovers.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Ho Chi Minh City Book Street (Source: VNA) 
