NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

On 11^th December 2011, delegation of Ministry of Education, Lao People's Democratic Republic, lead by Mr.Seng Sou Vanh – Principal of the Friendship school in Vientiane, Laos visit the National Library of Vietnam. Accompnying the delegation is Ms. Vu Thi Anh, the Principal of Friendship 80, Son Tay and 50 students are officials from Laos Ministry of Education and school principals attending the training courses on rennovation of teaching methods textbooks reform and IT application in education..

On the 2^nd of December 2011, at Tinh Bien District, An Giang province, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has co-operated with  Central Department of Propaganda, An Giang People’s Committee to open the the 5^th ethnic Khmer cultural, sports and tourism festival in the Southern Region in 2011 with the theme “Ethnic Khmer cultural, sports and tourism festival in the Southern Region – Integration and development”. This is an important national cultural event and opportunity to introduce and promote An Giang people’s images with friends at home and abroad. 

On November 24, 2011, the Congress of Việt Nam Library Association term II was taken place in Hanoi with the participation of over 200 delegates representing the entire members of the Association working at all library systems in every part of Việt Nam. At the congress, discussions has helped to completed the Summary Report of the 1^st Term (2006 - 2011) and orientations for the 2^nd Term (2011 - 2016) in such contents as expanding VLA members in the library related sectors, paying more attentions to libraries and operation of association branches, strenthening international cooperation, establishing joint branches of the association in academic library system by reagion or field of training, etc.