Nghe An launches response to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025

Attending the ceremony were comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Standing Committee of the Provincial Youth Union; Provincial Association for the Promotion of Education; Nghe An Publishing House; Brigade 283 and related agencies and units. Photo: Thanh Quynh

On November 4, 2021, the Government issued Decision No. 1862 to take April 21 every year as Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day to affirm the position, role and importance of books.

This is also an opportunity to honor readers, creators, publishers, printers, distributors and to enhance the responsibility of all levels, sectors, functional agencies and social organizations in building and developing a Vietnamese reading culture.

Comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

In 2025, the message of Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day is: "Reading culture - Connecting the community", "Entering the era of national growth with books", "Reading books - enriching knowledge, nurturing aspirations, promoting innovation and creativity".

In Nghe An, within the framework of Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21), the province organized many attractive activities such as: Exhibition, display, donation, sale of books; promotion and introduction of books about Nghe An, about President Ho Chi Minh... and many other exciting events at the exhibition spaces on Ho Tung Mau walking street, from April 18-20, 2025.

Representatives of the Organizing Committee presented gifts to students of SOS Children's Village. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The Reading Culture Ambassador Contest has been implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism since 2019. On average, there are over 1 million entries nationwide each year.

In Nghe An, after 6 years of implementation (2019 - 2025), the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest has had over 530,000 entries. On average, each year there are over 100,000 entries for the district preliminary round, over 3,500 entries are selected to send to the provincial preliminary round, and each year 20 entries are selected to compete at the national level. From that effort, Nghe An is always in the top provinces with many entries winning high prizes.

Ribbon cutting ceremony Opening the Book Fair to celebrate Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day 2025. Photo: Thanh Quynh

The 2025 Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest is open-ended and the Organizing Committee does not provide a theme. This facilitates the development of thinking ability, encourages initiative and creativity of each contestant.

At the launching ceremony, the leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism expressed their wish that all people, teachers, soldiers, union members, youth and students actively respond to Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day and the Nghe An Province Reading Culture Ambassador Contest in 2025.

This is a great opportunity to improve knowledge, serve work, study, and cultivate knowledge and skills in the new situation.

Delegates visit the book exhibition after the launching ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh

On this occasion, the representative of the Organizing Committee presented a reading culture bookcase worth 10 million VND to SOS Children's Village Vinh. At the same time, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education also presented books and gifts to students of SOS Children's Village.

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