Presentation from Vietnam By Tran Doan Lam
Vietnam publishing industry Population :88 million 64 publishing houses: -under central government agencies -under local government -under professional or mass organizations -university presses Many bookshop owners and distributors Publication Law adopted in Copyright Law; Bern convention. 25,000 titles every year; Educational publications make up the majority.
Import-export of books Imbalance:30% export and 70% import Two biggest markets : Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Educational books,children`s books,literature books,books on business-doing and life skills are most sought-after. Significant partners are publishers from China,English- speaking countries,France, Korea, Japan. Two funds under Vietnam Government for translation from Vietnamese into foreign languages and vice-versa.
TheGioi Publishers Founded in 1957as the only foreign languages publishing house in Vietnam. Products: -English bi-monthly” Vietnam Cultural Window” -English and French quarterly “Vietnamese Studies “ -books in English,French,Chinese,Spanish,Korean,Japanese, Russian,etc. -books in Vietnamese Partnerships with many publishers around the world.
Vision of Asia content Asia is a multi-coloured community with a diverse culture appealing to the world Great successes from publishers of China, Korea, Japan and some others in producing world-wide famous titles Great potential from Southeast Asia(ASEAN) For Vietnam : global contents may be on ethnic minorities,Vietnam War,culture,and literature (human fates) Mechanism for exchaning news among publishers in the region on titles that may go global.
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