Online entertainment providers are enjoying a surge in users as social distancing and COVID-19 force people to stay at home.

An online book fair kicked off on April 19 in celebration of the seventh Vietnam Book Day that falls on April 21 each year.

A national book festival will be held online for the first time from April 19 to May 20 amid fears of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has announced.

The launch of the Vietnam Book Day has contributed greatly to restoring and developing the reading culture. 

The annual Viet Nam Book Day (April 21) kicked off yesterday in Hanoi with various activities at Thong Nhat Park and the National Library.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s book companies and publishers will organise a series of activities to mark Viet Nam Book Day on April 21 and World Book and Copyright Day on April 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Book lovers of all ages will flock to Thong Nhat Park, Hanoi, to celebrate Viet Nam Book Day 2018 on April 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – An array of activities will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to observe the second Vietnam Book Day (April 21). 

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