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An exhibition of Vietnamese documents written using Chinese characters and other artifacts opened November 25 at the Ho Chi Minh City General Sciences Library on the occasion of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). Around 100 objects and paper, silk, bronze, and terracotta documents will be on display until November 27. On the same day, the exhibition organizers held a workshop titled “Sino-Nom documents – Conservation and expansion of the cultural heritage” which was attended by more than 100 researchers and collectors. The exhibition is being organized by the Library Department in association with the National Library and HCMC General Sciences Library.

An exhibition of Vietnamese documents written using Chinese characters and other artifacts opened November 25 at the Ho Chi Minh City General Sciences Library on the occasion of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).

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A group of directors of the National Library of Vietnam's departments headed by its newly appointed Director General Phan Thi Kim Dung paid an official visit to Library November 14-17.

Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 30 named Ms. Phan Thi Kim Dung to head the National Library of Vietnam, succeeding Mr. Pham The Khang who had retired from the position. Previously, Ms. Phan Thi Kim Dung served as Vice Director in charge of administration and collection maintenance and played an important role in the successful organization of the 14th CONSAL General Conference in Hanoi, April 2009. She is the NLV's 13th Director General since its foundation in 1917.