The book fair is an activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital and the 25th anniversary of Hanoi being recognized as a "City for Peace" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The event is directed by the Hanoi People's Committee in coordination with the Ministry of Information and Communications; organized by the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications, the Hanoi Youth Union and the Department of Publishing, Printing and Distribution.

In his opening speech, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Ha Minh Hai emphasized that since its inception in 2014, the Hanoi Book Fair has continuously affirmed its mission in honoring reading culture and building a learning society. The Book Fair has become an important cultural event, contributing to deepening the thousand-year-old cultural tradition of Thang Long - Hanoi.

Delegates and guests visit the book exhibition booth (Photo: TL).

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Ha Minh Hai hopes and believes that the Hanoi Book Fair will bring readers much joy, creating the best conditions for readers to access rich knowledge resources, serving their life, work, study and research.

Emphasizing the serious damage caused by storm No. 3 to many provinces and cities across the country, including Hanoi, responding to the proposal of the Organizing Committee of the 9th Hanoi Book Fair, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Ha Minh Hai called on publishers, book companies, book fair participants and readers to join hands to donate books to school libraries in the suburbs of Hanoi that were heavily affected by storms and floods.

“This activity not only affirms the spirit of solidarity and mutual love of the community, but also contributes significantly to raising awareness, educating the young generation, arousing their passion for learning, and at the same time creating strong motivation for them to move forward on the path of knowledge. The book fair is not only a place to spread knowledge but also a spiritual support for students, helping to enhance the value of reading culture and broaden the intellectual horizons of society,” the Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee emphasized.

The 9th Hanoi Book Fair - 2024 takes place from September 27-29, with the participation of nearly 30 publishers and book distribution enterprises nationwide, bringing a reading culture space and many attractive book exchange and experience programs. In addition, the book fair continues to receive the response and participation of a number of diplomatic agencies such as embassies of countries: Laos, Cambodia, France, Italy...

The highlight of the 9th Hanoi Book Fair is the display and exhibition of books with the theme “Hanoi: Capital of culture and heroes - City for peace”, serving readers for free with books on economics, politics, culture, military, diplomacy of Hanoi Publishing House and works about Hanoi of publishers and joint publishing companies participating in the book fair.