Regular press conference for April 2024 of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Photo: Diem Hang/Vietnam+

There will be an exhibition of valuable book collections on the special national historical site – the Temple of Literature, and photos and books on Vietnam's land and people on modern electronic platforms and print editions, will be held.

The event, the third of its kind, is expected to feature over 40,000 book titles of 60 publishers, publishing businesses, and technology enterprises.

Nguyen Nguyen, Director of the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution at the Ministry of Information and Communications, said: “We will organize an online exhibition with the Department of External Information to serve Vietnamese abroad. We have organized many book fairs, which mainly target domestic readers, but this time there will be activities to serve more than 6 million Overseas Vietnamese and international friends."

"The exhibition will be run on the digital platform vietnam.vn and linked with book marketplace Book 365. We will also hold a ceremony for Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.”

April 21 has been designated as Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day to spread the value of books and promote the reading culture in the community.