The programme, held on the Hanoi Book Street (the December 19 street) in Hoan Kiem district, features more than 20 booths of publishing and distributing companies, along with some others showcasing cultural items for the longest and most important annual festival such as Tet newspapers, calligraphic works and folk paintings.

The opening ceremony of the 2020 Spring Book Street in Hanoi on January 27.

During the event through February 3, visitors can also take part in various activities such as making chung cake – a traditional dish for Tet, creating “to he” (toy figurines made from rice dough), playing xiangqi, and drawing folk paintings.

They will also have a chance to enjoy musical, magic and circus performances and join in discussions about the reading culture.

Chairman of the Hoan Kiem district People’s Committee Nguyen Chi Luc said the 2020 Spring Book Street is hoped to help turn the Hanoi Book Street into a popular cultural destination among local people, encourage the reading habit, and contribute to tourism and culture promotion.

Bac Giang invests in grassroots-level libraries, develops reading culture

(BGO) - On December 7, a working delegation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism led by Vu Duong Thuy Nga, Director of the ministry’s Library Department, had a fact-finding tour of Bac Giang province to evaluate the 2- year of implementation of a project to develop reading culture in the community until 2020, with orientation toward 2030 in Bac Giang province.

Spreading spirit of poverty escape

(BGO) - Although they still face difficulties in life, many households in Bac Giang province have voluntarily applied for escaping poverty. These are beautiful actions, demonstrating the will to rise by internal force and eliminating the thought of ​​relying on State support of each family.

Spreading green lifestyle

(BGO) – In response to the plastic waste prevention campaign launched by Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Bac Giang province (Youth Union), several units and local youths have taken the first steps to restrict the usage of single use plastic. The small action partly helps create the green lifestyle to actively protect the environment. 

HCM City promotes reading culture among community

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities are promoting reading culture in the community through a series of new programmes organised this year.

Honouring typical collective and individual blood donors: Spreading humane values

(BGO) - On June 13, the Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation of Bac Giang province held a ceremony to honour collective and individual blood donors in 2019. The annual event aims to honour and dignify the humane values ​​of blood donation.

Source: VNA