NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

In the framework of the program: “Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Cham People” held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MoCST) and Ninh Thuan province from October 12-16, 2012, in the morning of October 13, in Cham Culture Research Center, Phan Rang – Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province, under the direction of MoCST’s leaders, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) has coordinated with 6 provincial and urban libraries including: Ninh Thuan Provincial Library; Ho Chi Minh city; Phu Yen; An Giang; Tay Ninh; Binh Thuan Natural Science Library, opened the exhibition: “Cultural Features of Cham People”.

On 8^th October 2012, in the National Library of Vietnam (NLV), the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has held a Seminar on “Reading culture and Book Reading Festival Day in Vietnam”. This is one in many activities in celebrating the 60^th Anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam Publishing-Printing-Issuing Sector (10/10/1952-10/10/2012). This seminar focused on the prominent issues such as: the current state and guidelines of reading culture and, the Party’s policies, the State’s legislation policies on reading culture; the trends of developing reading culture in the coming time; the theoretical and practical basis to select “Vietnam Book Reading Day”.

On 27^th September 2012, H.E. Mr. Ranjit Rea – Ambassador of India to Viet Nam has directly donated National Library of Viet Nam (NLV) about 200 books which was collected by the Ambassador in U.S., Europe and South Africa etc., covering many subject areas introduced culture, homeland, people of India and other countries around the world, in different languages. This is not only the first time the Ambassador donating books, pictures and materials to the National Library of Viet Nam.