A Danish picture book was introduced to Hanoi's children on November 11 as part of serial activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Denmark-Vietnam diplomatic relationship.

The "Focus Country: Vietnam" is an opportunity to showcase outstanding Vietnamese children's books and to promote Vietnamese culture worldwide.

For the first time, the Yoto Carnegie Prize was awarded to a Vietnamese artist, as the painter Jeet Zdung won in the illustration category.

Author Makenzy Orcel (Haiti) won the first Vietnam Goncourt Selection Award for his novel about women's faith in society.

Following a MoU between the Vietnamese Writers Association and the Pakistan Academy of Letters, two Vietnamese literary classics will be translated and published in the South Asian country.