NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

On 25^th September 2012, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) and the Asia Foundation have signed in Agreement of Co-operation period 2012-2015. According to the Agreement period of 2012-2015, the Asia Foundation to continue donating 120,000 books valued at 5,8 million USD to Vietnamese libraries with commitment that 100% of new books are funded in many subject areas and covered different levels of education which included e-book and CD-ROM. Beneficiary institutions in this project period including public, university, special libraries etc. among them, NLV will be the focal point agency of the Foundation to receive and distribute donated books to other beneficiary institutions.

Vietnam International Book Fair - Exhibition IV – 2012 is held every 2 years by the Ministry of Information & Communication and becomes even more meaningful when this year it was held on the very occasion of the 60-year Celebration of Vietnam Book Publishing-Printing-Issuing Industry (1952-2012). This event attracts many publishers; printing firms; book publishing companies in the country and abroad; publishing associations in Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Poland, Cuba, China, and the NLV to join and exhibit. Vietnam International Book Fair - Exhibition IV – 2012 is divided into 2 areas...

In the morning of 2^nd August 2012, at the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) – Nguyen Du, Hanoi, Mr. Keum Gi Hyung – Director of the KCC has donated 500 bilingual books Viet-Korea “Sự tích Hồ Gươm” to the NLV. This is one in many times that Mr. Keum Gi Hyung – Director of the KCC in Vietnam donated books to the NLV which express a blossoming relation between the KCC and the NLV...