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Found in translation 

August 27, 2011
Found in translation 

  Guenter Giesenfeld and Marianne Ngo, who won a notable award in Germany this year for their translation of a short story collection by Vietnamese author Le Minh Khue I first met Professor Guenter Giesenfeld at an international conference on promoting Vietnamese literature more than a year ago. Our paths crossed again after Le Minh [...]

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Profiling Vietnamese literature’s growth and popularity overseas

January 20, 2010
Profiling Vietnamese literature’s growth and popularity overseas

To mark the international conference introducing Vietnamese literature to the world (January 5-10), Tuoi Tre Cuoi Tuan reviews the impact Vietnamese literature is making internationally. From the left: writers Phan Thi Vang Anh, Le Minh Khue, Ho Anh Thai and Nguyen Huy Thiep at the Gothenburg International Book Fair in Sweden 2003. In the early 1990s, [...]

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Writers say good translations key to international markets

January 9, 2010
Writers say good translations key to international markets

Only 570 Vietnamese works that have been translated and introduced in foreign countries Vietnam needs to support foreign translators of local works if the country wants its literature to be appreciated overseas, intellectuals from Vietnam and around the world agreed at a six-day conference in Hanoi. About 13,700 literary works from writers around the world [...]

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2nd international conference on Vietnamese literature

January 6, 2010
2nd international conference on Vietnamese literature

LookAtVietnam – The second international conference on Vietnamese literature to the world opened at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 5.The event attracted the participation of 150 representatives from 30 countries and more than 200 domestic and foreign writers, translators and journalists.Addressing the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, who [...]

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Int’l conference promotes Vietnamese literature

December 28, 2009
Int’l conference promotes Vietnamese literature

The 5-day conference starts January 5, 2010 and will welcome 300 delegates from 32 countries and territories. The conference hopes to pave the way for Vietnamese books to enter the world market. Translator Ngo Tu Lap.Writers and literary translators hang high hopes on this event. At a December 15 press conference, the Vietnam Writers’ Association announced [...]

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Catching up with the world of knowledge

August 23, 2009
Catching up with the world of knowledge

LookAtVietnam – Dr Chu Hao dreams of enriching society by publishing 1,000 academic books via their project Bookshelf of World Knowledge. He talked with Vietnam News about the project. LookAtVietnam – Dr Chu Hao and staff at Tri Thuc (Knowledge) Publishing House dream of enriching society by publishing 1,000 academic books via their project Bookshelf [...]

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Desperately seeking translators of Vietnamese literature

February 5, 2009
Desperately seeking translators of Vietnamese literature

Books by Nguyen Ngoc Tu, Nguyen Nhat Anh and Nguyen Ngoc Thuan continue to attract readers. Some books have been proposed for translation into foreign languages for export. Yet, it is difficult to find qualified translators. Writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu and one of her books. In late 2008, Tre Publishing House was ordered to publish more [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...