New street named after late composer

A 900m street in Ha Noi's Tay Ho District, which links Lac Long Quan and Au Co streets, has been named after composer Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001), his family said.

A new street in Ha Noi has been named after noted composer Trinh Cong Son. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn

There are already streets named after the composer in the central cities of Hue, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City.

Workers Cultural House hosts calligraphy exhibition

The HCM City Workers Cultural House is hosting a calligraphy exhibition that showcases works from its Chu Viet (Vietnamese Words) Calligraphy Club.

The event displays more than 100 works, including watercolour paintings and calligraphy created on different kinds of materials like Vietnamese do (poonah) paper, xuyen chi paper (used for calligraphy) and canvas.

All exhibits reflect the artists' love for the country and the family. They also feature Vietnamese sayings and poems about human behaviour by famous poets.

The club, formed 10 years ago, now has more than 50 members. It has been the organiser of the annual calligraphy market in the front of the Cultural House before Tet holiday since 2008.

The exhibition is at 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1. It will close on Sunday.

Int'l publisher displays 3,000 English-language books in City

HCM City-based Book Distribution JSC (Fahasa) yesterday opened a week-long exhibition of English-language books published by the US-headquartered Hachette Book Group at the bookstore's building at 40 Nguyen Hue Street in District 1.

On display are over 10,000 copies of 3,000 books, many of which are for children. They include story books and skills-training books, and books to develop children's thinking ability.

In addition to children's books, the exhibit also displays books by popular authors such as The Last Song, Dear John, The Best of Me and The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, and The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (the pen name of J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books).

Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world.

Each year, HBG publishes around 800 adult books, 200 young adult and children's books, and 300 audiobooks. 

Source: VNS