Towards the 60^th anniversary of the traditional day of book Publishing – Printing and Distributing Sector of Vietnam and the 95 years anniversary of the National Library of Vietnam (NLV), under the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, NLV has jubilant organized the Reading Festival with the theme “Books-Knowledge: Origination of Success” on 21^st April 2012. The Reading Festival included many diverse activities, be renewed for content quality and format to continue affirming the great value of reading, honoring authors, works, publishing profession, printing, distribution and library sector in Vietnam....

In the morning of 12 March, 2012, the National Library of Vietnam (NLV) in cooperation with The Asia Foundation (U.S.A) launched the two-day training course on “Enhancement of reader service provision for Books for Asia recipient libraries in Vietnam” for over 76 librarians of recipient libraries in the North and North Central provinces of Vietnam under the Books for Asia program (BFA program) funded by The Asia Foundation (TAF). The training course takes place in two days (12-13 March 2012) in the framework of the BFA program for Vietnamese libraries in the period of 2009-2012.

28 February 2012, at the National Library of Vietnam, Mr. Jorge Rondon Uzcategui - Ambassador of the Republic of Venezuela in Vietnam made ​​a solemn delivery of 200 copies of the book "Simon Bolivar- liberation of nations, homeland creator” libraries Vietnamese. The book "Simon Bolivar- liberation of nations, homeland creator” which was translated into Vietnamese and published in Vietnam tells the story of the life of the hero who liberated peoples, created several nations - Simon Bolivar. This book is divided into three parts: Simon - a young man; Simon - a man; Simon - the liberator, recounted the life, battles, ideas and views of the leader of a country.

In the morning of February 14, 2012, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Party held a meeting to review its activities in 2011 and launch tasks for 2012. At the meeting, Mr. Lê Anh Thơ presented a report to review the  MoCST’s party activities in 2011, tasks and plans for 2012 which highlighted achievements in 2011 of the MoCST’s party such as effective implementation resolutions and instructions of the Central Party and its superior party committee: resolutions of the 11^th Party Congress, instructions, resolutions and written guidances of the Party to build the united bloc for well performing all MoCST’s political tasks on culture, sports, tourism and family, election of the 13th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels term 2011 – 2016

On 9^th February 2012, at Tuan Chau Island, Ha Long, Quang Ninh province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam (MoCST) organized Conference on deploying the working plan of culture, sports and tourism sector in 2012. The MoCST has implemented the central tasks, keen on improving national management’s effectiveness, following the realities, resolving the limitations, making movements on strategic objects of the cultural, sports and tourism sector, achieved encourage achievements on culture, high score sports, tourism, cinema, fine arts, photography and exhibition, state management on families etc. Especially, in 2011, Vietnam. Especially, in the year 2011, Vietnam has many cultural sites been recognized as cultural heritage such as Citadel of Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa), Xoan singing (Phu Tho). Movement on the whole population united to build cultural life is promoted and improved on quality, coherence with building the new rural areas program.