The spring book fair at Hanoi’s Book Street earned more than 4 billion VND (177,200 USD) from selling some 80,000 books from February 18 (the third day of the Lunar New Year 2018) to 25.
Hanoi’s first
Book Street debuted on May 1 at December
19 Street of Hoan Kiem district, drawing a large crowd of people in the city
(Photo VNA)
According to the city’s Department of Information and
Communication, Kim Dong Publishing House recorded the highest revenue of more
than 400 million VND (17,720 USD), followed by Thai Ha and Nha Nam stock
companies.
The most attractive titles to readers featured the fourth industrial
revolution,
Vietnam’s
history through pictures,
Hanoi’s
traditional dishes and Tet celebrations.
Hanoi’s first
Book Street debuted
on May 1 at December 19 Street of Hoan Kiem district, aiming to promote reading
culture.
The street features 16 booths with easy access for children and people with
disabilities, along with public computers for readers to search for
information, free wifi and water.
It is open to the public from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm every day.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
