Vietnamese American Pulitzer winner elected to Pulitzer prize board
Travel 18:00 12/09/2020He is the first Asian American and Vietnamese American member of the Pulitzer Board
US veteran author to introduce war legacy book in Vietnam this week
Travel 11:31 14/01/2015An American veteran who fought during the war in Vietnam will visit the Southeast Asian country later this week to introduce his book on war pain
Italian authors release book on Vietnamese folklore in Rome
Travel 13:39 23/12/2014Two Italian authors have launched a book on Vietnam’s rich folklore to help promote its cultural identity
Ho Chi Minh City should have book streets: author
Travel 20:08 13/11/2014A veteran journalist who is also an author has urged that Ho Chi Minh City dedicate some streets to books where locals and tourists can stroll from store to store and peruse their favorite old and new books
Belgian author talks quick novel writing with Vietnam readers
Travel 16:23 10/10/2014A Belgian author, who completed a novel within 24 hours in Vietnam late last month, has shared his writing experience in a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper article
Young Russian author showcases Vietnamese culture through different lens
Travel 15:01 01/09/2014With her new book, a young, emerging Russian writer has offered readers an intriguing insight into Vietnamese culture and people
Young Vietnamese create handicrafts inspired by late local author’s characters
Travel 16:06 08/08/2014Some local youths have created handicraft items and artwork inspired by their favorite characters in an eminent Vietnamese author’s most loved children’s book
French author holds exchange in Vietnam
Travel 13:06 11/12/2013French contemporary author Patrick Deville, whose award-winning novel “Yersin - Peste et cholera” (Yersin- Plagues and cholera) has been translated into Vietnamese, is set to speak in an exchange in Da Lat city tonight, Dec 11 and in Hanoi and HCMC on Dec 12 and 14.
American historian thinks highly of VN spy
Travel 11:37 06/09/2013History professor Larry Berman, author of a book on famed Vietnam intelligence officer Pham Xuan An, said on the Sept 4 launch of the translation of its revised edition that An is the best spy ever.
Photographers debate ownership of photo
Travel 09:46 16/05/2013A photo which just pocketed the gold medal at the 2013 Festival of Art Photos has recently created quite a stir when disputes regarding its ownership broke out.
Website sells thousands of pirated e-books
Travel 16:12 22/04/2013Almost 20,000 e-books have been pirated and sold on website http://thuvien247.net so far.
A Vietnamese literature adventure
Travel 12:00 12/04/2013T. A Disparu (T. has disappeared), Une Opportunité pour Dieu (An opportunity for God) and Khmer Boléro, works originally written in French and authored by Thuan, Nguyen Viet Ha and Do Khiem, respectively, were enthusiastically embraced at the high-profile Paris Book Fair held late last month
