Taking placing along Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets in District 1, the event attracts 12 publishers and book publishing companies to introduce their 26,000 book titles at around 30 booths.

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Local readers at the festival

Under the theme “Preserving the origin – Developing culture,” the festival includes four main categories:  Cultivating knowledge, Development of Ho Chi Minh City, Aspiration to shine, and National sea and islands.

Notably, the section on Vietnamese sea and islands will showcase a wide range of pictures, maps and other materials of historical evidence concerning Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

The event is expected to create a festive atmosphere during the early days of the Lunar New Year, promote reading culture among local residents, and popularize the image of the city to foreign and domestic visitors.

Translated by Chung Anh