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...

On the occasion of the 50^th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relation Establishment and 35^th Anniversary of Treaty on Amity and Cooperation Signing Event of Vietnam – Laos, on 17^th July, 2012, the exhibition “The Special Relation of Vietnam – Laos, Laos – Vietnam 1962 – 2012” was held at Cayson Phomvihan Museum – Vientiane – Laos. With more than 400 images, documents, artifacts and books which are typically chosen from Archive Centers of two Parties, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Cayson Phomvihan Museum, History Museum, the National Library of Vietnam and the ministries of two countries have vividly reflected about the special, loyal, pure, and exemplary relation which have greatly been nurtured, and it is an invaluable asset of both countries Vietnam and Laos.

On 5^th July, 2012, the NLV held a Preliminary Meeting to sum up the first 6 months of 2012, the Meeting partially summed up the emulation movement “Inheriting tradition, building modern libraries, heading towards the 95^th Anniversary of the NLV”, analyzed, evaluated the achieved results, and pointed out the existing limitations, as well as determined directions, center tasks for the last 6 months of 2012 with the aim of further achievements to celebrate the 95 years of building and developing the NLV (29^th Nov, 1917-29^th Nov, 2012), fulfill and exceed overall targets, work plans with the highest efficiency; develop initiatives, improve professional activities, enhance readers service quality, expand international cooperation… especially successfully organize The 95^th Anniversary of Establishment of the NLV, The Proposal to award Government Emulation Flag and First Class Independent Medal.

On June 27, 2012, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) has held a ceremony to receive books from the Embassy of the Republic of Chile. In this ceremony, the Ambassador of Chile Embassy has directly donated more than 40 books and CD-ROMs to the visually impaired people, under the themes of Chile history, culture, and people. This will be a precious resource for Vietnamese readers to get to know about Chile’s beautiful country and people and to be added in the Spanish resource of the NLV...

On the occasion of the 40^th year of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Austria, on June 15^th, 2012, National Library of Vietnam (NLV) has coordinated with the Embassy of Austria in Vietnam to hold an exhibition “Gustav Klimt – Forerunner of Modernism – 150th  Anniversary” in Hanoi. Besides displaying the Painter Gustav Klimt’s unique artworks in 15 large size and high quality colored-posters, the exhibition also introduced about his road to the art, his representations, ideas, his art development and also the controversy about his art or private life.