In the morning of December 19^th, 2017, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Belarus and 500th anniversary of the Belarusian printing industry, the National Library of Viet Nam helda book donation ceremony to receive the book collection named "Heritage of Frantsisk Skorina" from the Embassy of Belarus in Vietnam. Attending the ceremony there were H.E. Mr. Goshin Vladimir Anatolievich - Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Viet Nam, H.E. Ms. Raisa Vardanyan - Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Viet Nam; H.E. Mr. Anar Imanov - Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Viet Nam; H.E. Mr. Jorge Rondon Uzcategui - Ambassador of the Republic of Bolivar Venezuela to Viet Nam; Representatives of Embassies: Poland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Czech Republic; Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga - Director of the NLV, together with Deputy Directors and Head of Divisions of the NLV.

On December 12^th, 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) in cooperation with the Embassies of the Portuguese speaking countries in Viet Nam held the book donation ceremony from the Embassy of the four countries: Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and Timor Leste. Attending the ceremony there were H.E. Mr.João Manuel Bernardo - Ambassador of the Republic of Angola; H.E. Mr. Marco Antonio Diniz Brandao - Ambassador of the Republic of Brazil; H.E. Ms. Pascoela Barreto dos Santos - Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; H.E. Mr. Gamiliel Sepúlveda João Munguambe - Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique; Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga - Director of the NLV, together with officials and staffs from embassies, and Deputy Directors and Head of Divisions of the NLV. These donated books include many topics such as: history, culture… which have been carefully selected from the Embassies and they will be added to the Portuguese and English books collection that are availableat the NLV.

On November 28, 2017, at the Ha Noi Opera House, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) solemnly celebrated its 100^th Foundation Day Anniversary and received the First Class Labor Order - a noble award granted to the NLV by President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. Attending the ceremony were comrade Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam; comrade Pham Quang Nghi – former Politburo member, former Ha Noi city Party Secretary; Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Bui The Duc – Deputy Director of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission; Mr. Do Manh Hung – Vice Chairman of the National Assemble Office; representatives of the central and Ha Noi agencies, boards, ministries, branches, Party Committee, Trade Union, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Education and Training; ambassadors, heads of diplomatic missions, representatives of embassies and international organizations in Ha Noi, friendship organizations, professional associations, the library-information community in Viet Nam and Southeast Asian nations; publishing, printing and distribution agencies, enterprises, central and Ha Noi media; individuals having contributions to the NLV; representatives of readers throughout the country, generations of leaders and employees of the NLV.

Under the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam (MoCST), on November 27^th, 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) opened the 3rd Convening of the International Networks of Emerging Library Innovators – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (INELI-ASEAN) in Ha Noi. Attending the opening ceremony were Ms. Dang Thi Bich Lien – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, Ms, Nellie Sunny – President of Brunei Darussalam Library Association, Ms. Khanthamaly Yangnouvong – Director of the National Library of Laos, President of Laos Library Association; Ms. Hajah Nafisah Binti Ahmad – General Director of the National Library of Malaysia; Mr. Cesar Gilbert Adriano – Director of the National Library of the Philippines; Ms. Tay Ai Cheng – Deputy Chief Executive of the National Library Board Singapore; Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the National Library of Viet Nam, Mr. Nguyen Huu Gioi – President of Vietnamese Library Association, and representatives of the ASEAN national libraries and library associations, speakers, invited guests, mentors, innovators and INELI-ASEAN Secretariat.

In the morning of the 22^nd November 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) solemnly hold the launching ceremony of the cataloguing rules “Resource Description and Access” – Vietnamese edition. Attending the ceremony were Ms. Vu Duong Thuy Nga – Director of the Library Department, Mr. Nguyen Huu Gioi – President of Vietnamese Library Association, Mr. Hoang Quoc Tri – Vice President of Vietnamese Scientific and Technological Information Association, Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the NLV, advisory board members, representatives of the Training Department, the Science, Technology and Environment Department – Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of public libraries, special libraries, LIS training institutions… The cataloguing rules Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the successor to Anglo-American Cataloguing rules, second edition (AACR2) and is designed for the digital environment in response to the changes and developments of the information resources. The birth of RDA marks a significant change, is an advance in cataloguing activity in particular and in the library science in general. It has therefore been officially applied in many major libraries in the world. The project translation and printing of RDA derives from the requirement to modernize the library-information activities, and for the purposes of enhancing the exchange and sharing of information, integrating into the world library community, and especially for the standardization of the technical processing activity.

In commemoration of the 25^th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Korea and the 100^th anniversary of the establishment of the National Library of Viet Nam, under the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST), in the morning of November 16^th, 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) and the International Cultural Foundation, Korea (ICF) organized the Opening ceremony of the “Children Cultural Library in Viet Nam”. Attending the ceremony were, from Viet Nam Central agencies: Mr. Huynh Vinh Ai – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Hoang Minh Dao – Director General, the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Ms. Vu Duong Thuy Nga, Director General of the Library Department, Mr. Le Ngoc Dinh – Vice Director General of the International Cooperation Department, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Lien – Vice Director General of the Planning and Finance Department, Mr. Le Ngoc Trung – Deputy Director General of the Emulation and Reward Department; From South Korean representatives: Mr. Cho Hyun Jae – President of ICF, Mr. Nam Ik Huyn – Director of the 1% Nanum Foundation, Huyndai Oilbank, Ms. Lee Miyon – Envoy, Embassy of South Korea in Viet Nam, Mr. Yoon Kwang Shik – General Secretary of ICF…; Ms. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the NLV; representatives of departments and agencies under the MoCST, representatives of Ha Noi department of Education and Training, international organizations; representatives of libraries and library-information centers, museums, publishing agencies, primary and kindergartens in Ha Noi and the readers.

From August 19-25, 2017, the 83^rd IFLA World Library – Information Congress has taken place in Wroclaw, Republic of Poland. With the aim of achieving the global solidarity of the library sector worldwide to ensure the ability to make a difference in the people’s lives, enabling people to use knowledge to improve the society conditions, theme of the 83^rd IFLA WLIC was selected: “Libraries. Solidarity. Society”. The Congress brings together over 3,100 library – information leaders and experts from more than 122 countries in the worlds. Right after the Congress’s opening ceremony, over 240 scientific presentations, dozens of satellite conferences, seminars, open forums, panel discussions on current situation and future of the world library development have taken place. During the Congress, the Vietnamese delegation led by director of the National Library of Viet Nam has actively participated in such main sessions as:

On August 4, 2017 morning, in Ha Noi, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) held the signing ceremony of the agreement to continue the project of donating English books to Vietnamese libraries in the period 2017-2022. Attending the ceremony, from TAF were Mr. Michael DiGregorio – Country Representatvice of the Viet Nam office, Mrs. Dinh Kieu Nhung, Office manager and Educational programs officer, from invited guests were Mrs. Vu Duong Thuy Nga – Director of the Library Department, Mr. Nghiem Xuan Dong – Head of America-Africa Division, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Hoang Hai Long - Office Manager, Publishing, Printing and Distribution Department, Ministry of Information and Communication; Mr. Pham The Khang – President of Vietnamese Library Association, Mr. Vu Hung Cuong, Director of the Institute of Social Sciences Information, Mrs. Tran Thi Bich Hue, Director of the Military Library; from the NLV were Mrs. Kieu Thuy Nga, Director and deputy directors, head of the library divisions.

On the morning of 26^th July, 2017, the books donation ceremony of nearly 20 books donated by the Embassy of the Republic of Peru in Viet Nam took place at the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV). Attending the ceremony were Mr. Luis Tsuboyama – Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Peru in Viet Nam, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Colombia, representatives of the American Department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Viet Nam’s Union of Friendship Organizations, Mrs. Kieu Thuy Nga – Director of the NLV together with Deputy Directors and Head of Divisions in the unit. Nearly 20 books with numerous topics: history, painting, cultural heritage…chosen by the very Chargé d'Affaires Mr. Luis Tsuboyama will bring an introduction of Peru country and its people to many Vietnamese readers.

On 6^th July, 2017, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) held the Conference to review the first 6-month operation of 2017. The NLV has executed the tasks and work plans set out in the favorable period, but still encountered many difficulties and challenges. In the first 6 months of 2017, with the attention and direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the NLV has brought into play its tradition, initiative, determination and activeness in fulfilling the following professional tasks and work fields: Receiving book publications, doctoral dissertations; Handling professional documents of national books, foreign books, doctoral dissertations, articles are kept stable compared to the same period in 2016; The outcomes of material preservation, cleaning, rehabilitation, restoration and storage all increased from 4% to 8% compared to the last year’s same period. The work of addition and exchange is well maintained. The door is guaranteed to be open to readers. IT application activities are concerned and achieve certain results. Viet Nam Library Journals are periodically published. The administration, management, security, and orders shall comply with the set regulations …