Readers with a publication of the Vietnam News Agency at the fair. VNA/VNS Photo Diệu Hương

BUENOS AIRES A Vietnamese space has received warm response from visitors at the ongoing 2024 Buenos Aires International Book Fair.

Opened on April 30, the initiative is a joint effort between the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina, the Acercando Ediciones Publishing House and the Argentinean Book Association to mark the 49th of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day of Vietnam, the 70th anniversary of Điện Biên Phủ Victory and the 134th anniversary of President Hồ Chí Minh's birthday (May 19).

More than 40 book titles, newspapers and magazines about Việt Nam in Spanish language, covering a wide range of topics such as President Hồ Chí Minh, General Võ Nguyên Giáp, the resistance wars against foreign invaders and the struggle for national sovereignty. Especially, some books by Party leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng are also on display.

Covering 45,000 sq.m, the Buenos Aires International Book Fair is the most popular book fair in the Spanish-speaking world annually held since 1975. The three-week event is expected to welcome more than a million readers and more than 12,000 book professionals.

Organised by Fundación El Libro, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote books and reading habits, the event runs until May 25.