Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc speaks at the opening ceremony
This is the first time the event has been held, with sponsorship from the Vietnam Record Organization and the Vietnam Petroleum Technical Services Corporation (PTSC). Through exhibitions at the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street, introducing books from newspapers and journalists, the event hopes to contribute to the development of reading culture, bringing readers pages of writing filled with the breath of life; at the same time, creating a place for journalists to meet, share about work, life and experiences when writing books.
The joy of journalists at Ho Chi Minh City Book Street on the morning of June 17
The opening ceremony of the Journalists' Book Week (taking place from June 17 to 22) was attended by Mr. Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; Mr. Lam Dinh Thang, Member of the City Party Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications; Co-Chairmen of the Organizing Committee: journalists Tran Trong Dung (Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association), journalist Le Hoang (Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Publishing Association), journalist Ly Viet Trung (Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association, Editor-in-Chief of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper), journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan (Member of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Editor-in-Chief of the Thanh Nien Newspaper).
On the sponsor side, there were Mr. Le Tran Truong An, General Director of Vietnam Record Organization; Mr. Duong Duy Lam Vien, General Secretary of Vietnam Record Association, Executive Director of Vietnam Record Organization; Mr. Tran Hoai Nam, Deputy General Director of PTSC.
The event also welcomed representatives of the Propaganda Department of the City Party Committee, departments and agencies of Ho Chi Minh City; leaders of press agencies, publishing houses; and talented journalists who are the authors of the books on display. The books of the journalists are displayed at 2 booths on Ho Chi Minh City Book Street, providing an opportunity for readers to consult and read good books by journalists.
Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association Tran Trong Dung said: "The Book Week event for journalists further strengthens the relationship between journalism and publishing. I would like to thank Ho Chi Minh City Book Street for creating conditions for the organization to display the books of journalists in a very solemn and aesthetic manner."
Journalist Tran Trong Dung added: "In nearly 1 month of announcement, the organizing committee has received books and is displaying 281 titles (291 books) at Book Street, including 55 works from 7 press agencies, 226 works (236 books) from 105 reporters, 15 groups of authors who have worked and are working at newspapers across the country. During this activity, the organizing committee also coordinated with publishing units to organize 4 discussion forums with 11 journalists, including many works that have won high awards from the city and the central government, and many works written for children."
Attending and giving a speech, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc emphasized: "I am confident that the Journalists' Book Week event will be successful. Journalists and writers all write but have their own characteristics. Through this opening ceremony, we hope to see new contributions from journalists."
On behalf of the sponsor, Mr. Tran Hoai Nam, Deputy General Director of PTSC, was very pleased to accompany the Book Week. He said: " The Book Week of Journalists is also an opportunity for young reporters and journalists who have not yet participated in this event to find opportunities to approach the publishing industry, creating motivation to learn about ways to collect journalistic works to print into books, or introduce new works still in manuscript form to bring to readers".
Journalist's book display at Book Street
Journalist tells stories and writes books
After the opening ceremony, the organizing committee held many exchange activities with famous journalists such as Le Minh Quoc, Lai Van Long, Bui Phan Thao, Bui Tieu Quyen, etc. The journalists affirmed that when entering the field of writing, one must clearly distinguish between the mindset of a writer and a journalist because the nature of literature and journalism are different.
Journalist and author Hoang Hai Van shares about the book The Mysterious Intelligence General and the Super Mission
On the afternoon of June 17, journalist Hoang Hai Van also interacted with readers about the book The Mysterious Intelligence General and the Super Mission revolving around untold stories about the mysterious intelligence officer Dang Tran Duc (Mr. Ba Quoc, the affectionate name his teammates call him).
Mr. Ba Quoc's career is a valuable asset in the treasure trove of Vietnamese political science and intelligence. During the talk, author Hoang Hai Van mentioned Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Mr. Ba Quoc's excellent student, who also directly led him and journalist Tan Tu to meet Mr. Ba Quoc, "guarantoring" him to get materials to write articles. In 2004, Thanh Nien Newspaper ran a series of 36 issues about the character Ba Quoc, and when it was printed into a book, only 2 months later, the book was reprinted. According to the author, in this reprint, he added many valuable materials to the book.
When readers asked about the "valuable details" in this reprint, author Hoang Hai Van laughed and said that there were some "creepy" things to read. The events of Mr. Ba Quoc rescuing Secretary Nguyen Van Linh (later the Party General Secretary) and 9 special zone members of Saigon - Gia Dinh from being pursued by secret police, saving Prince Norodom Sihanouk from death in an assassination attempt, wiping out all spy nests planted by the enemy in the North, providing important military reports from the Saigon Army General Staff to the headquarters, and discovering many traitors in our ranks... were revealed in the book.
The lively exchanges within the framework of the Journalists' Book Week not only helped readers better understand the works of journalists, but also learn about the hardships, concerns, and working/writing process of journalists to bring their works to readers.
To encourage the creative activities of journalists, the organizing committee awarded commemorative medals to journalists whose books won high awards from Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Government: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hai, Duong Thanh Truyen, Khuynh Diep, Nguyen Hong Lam, Le Minh Quoc, Lai Van Long, Bui Phan Thao, Bui Tieu Quyen.
All books displayed during the week will be donated to the Vietnam Journalism Museum and the Faculty of Journalism, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City after the week ends.
On the morning of June 18, there will be an exchange session for Journalists writing books with the guests being famous journalists: Duong Thanh Truyen, Nguyen Khac Cuong, Trung Nghia, Ho Huy Son. On the afternoon of June 18, there will be an exchange session on the topic Journalism is the first draft of history - A reporter's journey through the world of strangers with the participation of journalist Nguyen Hong Lam and translator Y Khuong.
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