VietNamNet Bridge - The special edition of "Casual Vacancy", the latest novel by JK Rowling, with the author's signatures, will be auctioned on April 23 in HCM City.

 Book gives Italian slant on Viet Nam; Jade statue of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong displayed in Hue; Performing arts competition promotes traditional culture and national identity; Experts warn Hoa Chau Citadel is suffering deterioration

A 10-volume book named “The Continuation of the Dai Nam Administrative Records” was launched by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in coordination with the Vietnam Institute of History on January 30.

VietNamNet Bridge – On January 29, researcher Do Van Xuyen launched the book “A journey to find Ancient Vietnamese writing” in Hanoi and talked with other researchers of ancient Vietnamese writing.

VietNamNet Bridge – German writer Nora Luttmer’s novel entitled “Schwarze Schiffe” (Black Boats) is being released in Germany on January 21, 2013, by the Aufbau Verlag publishing house in Berlin.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book on legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap written by French philosopher Georges Boudarel has been translated into Vietnamese and released nationwide.

 The first book for "grown-ups" by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be adapted into a television series, the BBC announced Monday.

A book Doi Mat Voi B52 (Facing the B-52s) revealing the memories of historical witnesses to the "Dien Bien Phu in the Air" Campaign against the US B-52 air blitz on Ha Noi in 1972 will be released here next Tuesday.