Vietnamese books introduced at international exhibition

TAIPEI Vietnamese books on culture and children’s literature are being introduced at Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) taking place at Taipei World Trade Centre. This year’s event is held from February 20-25 with the theme Catch the Reading Wave, featuring the Netherlands as the Guest of Honour Country. 242 international publishing houses from 34 countries will show up in the International Zone, while Germany, France, Belgium, Poland, Japan and Thailand will set up national pavilions. According to Vũ Thị Thủy, Director of International Cooperation of Thái Hà Books, that introduces Vietnamese books at TIBE this year, the event offers chance for the publisher to build international cooperation with other representatives and the organisers of TIBE. “Vietnamese books are introduced to Taiwanese publishers this time and therefore might have the chance to enter the Taiwanese publishing market,” she added.