To implement the duty assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam (MoCST) to the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) in building the national standards for library activities, on 30^th August 2013, a Symposium entitled “Discussion and Contribution for the draft TCVN: Library activities – Terminologies and Definitions. Part 1. Basic Terminologies” has been co-organized at the NLV by Department of Science, Technology and Environment (MoCST) and the National Library of Viet Nam. The aim of the Symposium is to highlight the role of standardization in library activities and complete content of the library standards that have been compiled. The aim of standardization of the Library - Information activities is to reach an unification in description and catalogue of the library materials as well as creation of user service methods and library-information products towards low cost, high efficiency and time saving, etc. while benefits of the users and librarians are still ensured.

On 18^th August 2013, the 79^th World Library and Information Conference has officially opened at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore. For Southeast Asia reagion, this is the second time in the 85 year-history of IFLA hosts the Conference since the last IFLA WILIC 1999 in Bangkok, Thailand. The IFLA WILIC 2013 took place on 18-22 August 2013 under the theme“Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities”. The Conference has attracted 3,750 library and information experts from 120 countries in the world. Vietnamese delegation headed by the National Library of Viet Nam (the NLV), an official member of IFLA, has sent 18 delegates to the Conference.

With support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, on the 21^st April 2013, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) has co-operated with the Ministries, Government agencies, Departments, Provinces, Cities, Embassies, NGOs in the countries annually celebrate the Book Reading Festival Day. Over 8 years of development, Reading Festival Day at the National Library of Viet Nam has become an operational model, to be replicated in the libraries across the country, contributing to promote reading in the community and attract majority of people attended. With a desire to continue promoting the best results, confirming the great value of books; honoring the authors, written works, publishers, printing and distribution; role of books, libraries and readers in the society; for a learning society; toward selecting the National Book Reading Festival Day. The Book Reading Festival Day 2013 themed “For a learning society” with many activities have been renovated in content, rich in format to further affirm the great value of reading.

In honor of the Cross Year Viet Nam - France 2013, 08 April 2013, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) organized the ceremony of books donated by the French National Book Centre (NLC), the National Library of France (BNF) and the Embassy of France and Exhibition "Space of French Book". The more than 1,200 books available this time by the French National Book Centre were selected by experts from the National Library of France, including many areas of culture, history, literature, poetry, art, philosophy and law. 780 valuable books on French law have been provided by the Embassy of France in Viet Nam. These books were added to the heritage of the National Library of Viet Nam, allowing the Vietnamese and foreign readers better understand the areas of life as well as the characteristics of the French culture.

On April 8^th 2013 – under the permission of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), Francophone Digital Network (Réseau francophone numérique /RFN) and International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) jointly held the general assembly of the Réseau francophone numérique 2013 in Ha Noi. This is an annual meeting of RFN organized by OIF and national libraries of member countries with the view to establish a Francophone digital library based on the linkage among digital libraries of Francophone community members. The general assembly this year focused on such main contents as report on operation of the Réseau’s web portal, contribution of information resources to the portal by member countries, innovation of technology to access the RFN web...

On the 4^th of February 2013, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) and the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) held a signing ceremony on the Cooperation Program between the MoCST and the MIC for the period 2013-2020. This cooperation program is to concretize the strategic plan for Culture Development toward the year 2020 which had been approved by the Premier of the Government at the Decree number 581/QĐ-TTg dated May 6^th, 2009. According to this strategic plan, the aim of the culture sector in the field of library is “To build the reading habit among the society contributing to effectively build the future reader generations”, “… to promote the development of commune libraries and reading rooms in the communities, precincts, cultural groups as well as cultural post offices in the highland, border, island and remote areas and minority regions.

In the afternoon of 24^th January 2013, the journalist and writer Ho Quang Loi visited and donated 63 book copies entitled “Viet Nam on the wave of the times” to the National Library of Viet Nam and 63 provincial libraries of the Vietnamese library system. Especially, the author directly recorded words on books donated to each recipient library; this is really the sincere gesture of the author given to the libraries. With the trust and love to the library, the writer wishes “Viet Nam on the wave of the times” will be sent to the numerous readers of the country

 On 23^rd January 2013, the National Library of Vietnam held a conference to review the works of 2012 and implement the direction, tasks in 2013.  Accordingly, in 2012, the National Library of Viet Nam has successfully completed the services of political propaganda; organized successfully the 95^th Anniversary and received the First Class Independence Order; promote collecting the additional publications through depository acquisition; improve the effectiveness of the professional works; continue to implementing the slogan “All for the readers” with specific and active solutions to introduce, advertise the image in order to attract social communities to extract information; expand international co-operation in the field of library oriented the MoCST..

In the morning of 26^th December 2012, at the National Library of Viet Nam (NLV), the exhibition “Dien Bien Phu in the air victory through the materials at home and abroad” has opened. Exhibition presents more than 600 documents including books, newspapers, press clippings, pictures which are variety in types and content of the 12 days and nights of the Hanoi People's Army against the bombing of the U.S Air Force bombardment. Exhibition “Dien Bien Phu in the air victory through materials at home and abroad” enables readers and public to have deeper and comprehensive understanding of the great victory of the Army and People in Hanoi in particular and the nation in general.

The Director of the National Library of Viet Nam has attended the Annual partner meeting of the World Digital Library at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., USA on 5^th December 2012 according to the invitation letter of the Director of the World Digital Library. There were about 60 leaders and representatives representing for over 30 libraries, archives agencies and museums etc. in 24 countries all over the world. During the time in Washington D.C., delegation from the National Library of Viet Nam have also attended the International Summit of the Book at the Library of Congress, had meeting with experts, partners, colleagues and visit the Library of Congress.