NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

Activities implemented within framework of the Pilot Project: “Improvement of computer usage and public Internet access ability in Vietnam” funded by the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation (U.S.A) from the 24^th to 29^th May 2011. The PMU of the pilot project – Vietnam Public Utility Telecommunication Service Fund (VTF) coordinated with the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) and three provincial libraries in Thái Nguyên, Nghệ An and Trà Vinh successfully held the Internet Festivals (IF) in three districts and communes in the three mentioned provinces.

The 19^th Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania (CDNL-AO19) was held from 16 to 19 of May 2011 in Seoul, Korea under the theme "Envisioning the future: the role of national library in the new era ". There were 25 delegates from 20 National Libraries for in Asia and Oceania including Australia,...

In celebration of the 100^th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure to the world to seek suitable pathways for the country’s salvation and the 121^st birthday anniversary of him and welcome the 13^th National Assembly and People’s Council elections at all levels for the 2011-2016 term, in the morning of May, 18^th, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) held a documentary exhibition on “65-year National Assembly of Vietnam”.