The ASEAN Book Publishers Association was established on August 31, 2005, by Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. It has so far welcomed Brunei, Laos and Cambodia as new members.

Recently, a number of publishing houses in Ho Chi Minh City have sought to bring Vietnamese books to the world.

Participating in the 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content in Singapore, the Vietnamese pavilion introduces many children's publications in English. In which, Cricket from noted literary work for children “Diary of A Cricket” was chosen as the representative image for this year's book fair.