(VNF) - The fourth Vietnam Book Day officially opened at the Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on April 6^th. Besides selling books, the festival has many interesting activities to inspire the reading habit in children and young people.

At a booth of the fourth Vietnam Book Day on the opening day.

80 publishers and publishing companies across the country are displaying 40,000 book titles on various subjects from politics-law, economy and sci-tech to literary, socio-culture and religion at nearly 100 booths.

Around 20 events in regard to books and reading culture are taking place within the framework of the fourth Vietnam Book Day, together with author-reader exchanges, seminars, talk-shows and book introduction.

Discounts and other activities will be offered to readers during the event, which will run through April 10^th.

Discounts on various subjects are being offered to readers during the 5-day event.

This year’s Book Day is held in association with the 90^th anniversary of the publication of President Ho Chi Minh’s “Duong Cach Menh” (The Revolutionary Path).

The annual event aims to encourage and nurture the reading culture of young people while raising the public awareness of the significance of books not only as a source of knowledge, but as a way to develop one’s thought and personality.

The event is also a chance to appreciate efforts of those who are involved in book publishing such as book collectors, writers, publishers and distributors./.

Minh Phuong