In celebration of the Viet Nam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21) and World Book and Copyright Day (April 23), The National Library of Vietnam (NLV), in collaboration with various ministries, branches, international organizations, libraries, schools, publishers, bookstores, and businesses, organized the Book and Reading Culture Day 2024 on April 20, 2024 under the theme: The World I Read. The Book and Reading Culture Day 2024 is a significant event reaffirming books' position and indispensable role in social life. It aims to encourage and develop the reading movement in the community, not only limited to traditional printed materials but also expanded to audio, visual, and digital platforms. At the same time, it honors those who write, make, preserve, and promote books; connects domestic and foreign readers, and creates positive effects in building a learning society, contributing to the promotion of Vietnamese culture and people towards the goal of country's sustainable development. Activities on the Book and Reading Culture Day 2024 are designed in many rich and diverse forms with attractive content, drawing the attention and participation of a large number of readers and the public.

On the afternoon of March 16, 2024, a discussion revolving around the works The Ants trilogy and Pandora’s Box named “Meeting writer Bernard Werber” took place at the National Library of Viet Nam. The event was jointly organized by the National Library of Viet Nam, the French Institute in Ha Noi and Nha Nam Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company. Attending the discussion, from the delegate side, were Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung – Director of the National Library of Viet Nam and Ms. Sophie Maysonnave – Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, Director of the French Institute. The event also welcomed the large participation of more than 200 library readers and the public.

The Training Workshop was held from October 23-25, 2023 with the participation of more than 100 trainees. At the training workshop, trainers will disseminate knowledge about: Preserving and safely using antique books and special collections; Preserving traditional materials at the National Library of Viet Nam; General overview about Digital Preservation Process and Tools; Practices of Long-term Conservation, and Strategic Planning for Digital Resources at the National Library of China; General overview about restoring ancient books… At the end of the training course, trainees will master the principles, knowledge and methodologies of preserving and restoring materials; the work of protecting and promoting value of endangered ancient materials to prolong the materials’ life, contributing to preserve the cultural heritage, promote the quintessence of national culture and transferred to future generations to continue inheriting and using.

Implementing Decision number 875/QD-BVHTTDL dated March 31, 2023 of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on annual training of digital transformation, from September 20-21, 2023, in Da Nang, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) organized a training course on data processing and standardization. As a continuation ofthe training courses "Digitizing materials forimplementation ofdigital transformation" in the series of professional training courses organized by the NLVsince2022 with the topics: Standard file formats for digital materials; provide guidance onthe process of digitizing documentsand processing digital materialsusing free software while still meeting the quality requirements for processing digital materialsin library activities,this year's training program focuses on equipping and updating content aboutprocessing and standardizing metadata for digital resources, suitable for many audiences such as catalogers, metadata catalogers, manager and technical officer in charge of digital library development, database administrators, website developers...

On the morning of August 31, 2023, in Ha Noi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) held a ceremony to announce the appointment decisions. Mr. Nguyen Van Hung – Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism attended and chaired the event.  At the ceremony, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism handed over the decisions and presented flowers to congratulate the appointed officials. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung – Acting Director of the National Library of Viet Nam was presented the Decision No. 2532/QD-BVHTTDL dated August 30, 2023 to hold the position of Director of the National Library of Viet Nam from September 1, 2023 with a 5-year appointment term. In the speech to congratulate and assign tasks to newly appointed officials, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung affirmed that in recent times, the personnel work has been carried out by the Party Civil Affairs Committee in the spirit of democracy, objectivity, transparency, fairness, and compliance with the correct procedures. In addition, the Minister emphasized that this appointment is an assignment of tasks by the organization and expressed his desire and hope that the appointed officers will continue to learn and improve their knowledge and professional qualifications...

From August 21 to 25, 202, the 88th World Libraries and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA WLIC 87) has taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Congress gathered more than 3,000 delegates representing the library and information industry of over 100 countries in the world. The Vietnamese delegation led by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung, Acting Director of the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) has actively participated in the Congress. With the theme "Let's work together, let’s library", over 230 official sessions with more than 500 presentations shared about libraries and global vision, libraries with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, advocacy for library activities, copyright, artificial intelligence and libraries, the ways to promote reading and bringing back patrons to the library, development of language and digital skills, open access to culture, digital knowledge, library marketing, library services for people with disabilities, library and information sciences education, etc. In addition to the sessions taking place at the Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Center, the Organizing Committee also live-streamed key sessions to promptly convey information to thousands of interested people globally.

In order to actively implement activities within the framework of the Public Diplomacy Program jointly implemented by the Presidential Office and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the morning of August 16, 2023, at the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), Ms. Devletsah Yayan - Chargé d'Affaires on behalf of the Turkish Embassy in Viet Nam presented 147 books in the fields of history, culture, science, art... in both languages English and Turkish to the NLV. On behalf the NLV, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung – Acting Director expressed his appreciation for the gift presented by the Turkish Embassy, emphasizing that this is a very meaningful activity which helps enrich resources for the Library and creates conditions for readers and the public to learn about the history, culture, and people of Turkey. Through this activity, the NLV’s leader hopes that the Turkish Embassy in Viet Nam will help connect national libraries of the two countries, first of all in the field of document exchange, creating a premise for extensive cooperation in the future.

On August 12, 2023, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) organized a ceremony to receive nearly 200 books donated by the National Library of Korea, through the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Viet Nam. This is an annual activity within the framework of the “Window on Korea” program period 2021-2026. Attending the book donation ceremony, on behalf of the Korean Cultural Center in Viet Nam, there were Mr. Choi Seung Jin - Director of the KCC; on behalf of the National Library of Viet Nam, there were Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung – Acting Director of the NLV and staffs of the two agencies. On behalf of the National Library of Viet Nam, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dung - Acting Director expressed his appreciation for the meaningful gift from the National Library of Korea and stated that this is a valuable spiritual gift...