Book festival scheduled at the end of this month

04/03/2024 16:09
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KPL KPL ) The 5th Book Festival 2024 will be held on March 27-31, starting at 9:00-17:00 at the National University of Laos

(KPL ) The 5th Book Festival 2024 will be held on March 27-31, starting at 9:00-17:00 at the National University of Laos

The book festival expected to draw more than 40 shops participating in the exhibition and selling products such as: bookstores, printing houses, fine arts, general shops, Mr. Sommay Phomachan, Director of Dibook Printing Office, told at a press conference on March 2.

The festival is a part to implement the human resource development strategy of the Lao PDR until 2025 according to the policies of the party and the government and a strategy to conserve and promote the nation's fine culture to all people in promoting reading to two third of the population by 2025.

This event is to encourage and promote Lao people, children and students love reading and see how importance of reading and become progressive intellectuals of society in the future.

At the same time, it also celebrates the 25th anniversary of World Poetry Day (March 21), and International Women's Day (March 8, the 114th anniversary) and welcoming the the 69th anniversary of Lao People's Revolutionary Party on March 22.

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