NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

In the morning 10^th September 2015, at Thong Nhat Park Hanoi, Ministry of Information and Communications has opened 5^th Vietnam International Book Fair – Exhibition 2015 with the theme “Vietnam development and integration”. Mr. Nguyen Bac Son, Member of the Party Center Committee, Minister of Information and Communications, with leaders’ representatives of some departments, Central agencies, publishers, printing agencies, issuing units in the country and overseas for attending the opening ceremony. This year’s Vietnam International Book Fair – Exhibition has the participation of more than 100 publishing, printing, issuing agencies in the country and outside with nearly 200 stands, including many major publishers in the world such as: Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Hachette Book Group USA…

Avec le soutien du Ministère de la Culture, des Sports et du Tourisme du Vietnam, du ministère de la Culture de l'Egypte; par procuration de la Bibliothèque et les Archives nationales de l'Egypte, le 08.10.2015, à Hanoi, la Bibliothèque nationale du Vietnam et l'Ambassade de la République arabe d'Égypte au Vietnam ont signé le mémorandum de coopération entre la Bibliothèque nationale du Vietnam et la Bibliothèque et les Archives nationales de l'Egypte. La cérémonie de signature a eu lieu en présence de Son Excellence M. Youssef K.Hanna - Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République arabe d'Égypte au Vietnam, M. Mahmoud Yehia – Premier Secrétaire de l'Ambassade de la République arabe d'Égypte au Vietnam; M. Nguyen Trung Khanh - Directeur du Département de la Coopération internationale, Ministère de la Culture, des Sports et du Tourisme, Mme Vu Duong Thuy Nga - Directrice adjointe du Département chargé de la Bibliothèque et des responsables de la Bibliothèque nationale du Vietnam.

With the purposes of raising the awareness of people about environmental issues as well as preparing for reaction policies, reducing the risk of climate change, in the afternoon of 28^th September, 2015, under the consent of Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism (MoCST), the National Library of Vietnam coordinated with the Embassy of Sweden, Swedish Institute, Manzi Art Gallery to solemnly hosting the grand opening of Gallery Exhibition “Facing the climate change”. The exhibition displays 27 paintings, which are the works of 5 Vietnamese cartoonists and 5 Swedish cartoonists, reflecting the phenomena of increasingly changing climate across the globe including Vietnam. The works’ theme elements are not only amusing but also no less incisive, interesting and convey a clear message: The future of the world depends on the awareness, way of thinking and action of each individual. How climate change does affect our lives and what we could do to minimize and prevent it.