The 77th Frankfurt International Book Fair will take place from October 15 to 19, 2025, with the opening ceremony held on the afternoon of October 14, 2025, at Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center, Frankfurt am Main (Federal Republic of Germany). The Hanoi delegation, led by Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Huong – Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports – brought to the world’s largest publishing event a selection of notable books on the history and culture of Hanoi and Vietnam. The goal is to introduce to international friends the image of Vietnam and its people, as well as the thousand-year-old, heroic, dynamic, creative, and peace-loving Capital – Hanoi.
On the morning of October 15, 2025, the Hanoi delegation, in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Publishers Association, and Ho Chi Minh City, held the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam Book Space at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2025.
Delegates attending the Opening Ceremony of the Vietnam Book Space at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2025 (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Phan Tam – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Pham Minh Tuan – Chairman of the Vietnam Publishers Association; and Mr. Luu Xuan Dong – Consul General of Vietnam in Frankfurt. The event also welcomed Ms. Claudia Kaiser – Vice President of the Frankfurt Book Fair; Mr. Shake Faisal – Chairman of the ASEAN Publishers Association and President of the Malaysian Publishers Association; Ms. Andrea Pasion Flores – President of the Philippine Publishers Development Association (the Philippines is the Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025); as well as representatives of publishers’ associations from the Philippines, Japan, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria.
In his opening remarks, Deputy Minister Phan Tam emphasized that the Frankfurt International Book Fair is a symbol of creativity, dialogue, and cultural cooperation – a place where cultures meet, listen, and enrich one another. It also reflects Vietnam’s aspiration to “bring Vietnamese books closer to global readers.” Through this event, Vietnam hopes to strengthen cooperation within the publishing, translation, and copyright communities, while also expanding investment in digital publishing, e-books, audiobooks, and international copyright platforms. These efforts aim to help Vietnam’s stories reach global audiences more quickly and conveniently, positioning the country as a creative, dynamic, and reliable partner in the international publishing community.
Deputy Minister Phan Tam and the delegation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Publishers Association, and the Hanoi delegation exchanging with international partners at the Book Fair (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
Also on October 15, 2025, the Hanoi delegation, together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Publishers Association, and Ho Chi Minh City, held a meeting with Ms. Claudia Kaiser – Vice President of the Frankfurt Book Fair. The two sides discussed Vietnam’s and Hanoi’s participation in upcoming Frankfurt Book Fairs, as well as issues related to copyright and translation, with the shared goal of further promoting the growth of Hanoi’s and Vietnam’s publishing industries.
The Hanoi delegation visiting and working with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
On the morning of October 16, 2025, the Hanoi delegation paid a visit to the Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt. On behalf of the delegation, Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Huong – Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports and Head of the Delegation – expressed appreciation to the Consulate for its consistent support and facilitation of Hanoi’s participation in the Frankfurt Book Fair each year. To strengthen cultural connections between Hanoi and the Vietnamese community in Germany, following the conclusion of the Book Fair, the delegation presented books to the Consulate to help keep the overseas Vietnamese community in Frankfurt and across Germany informed about the political, economic, cultural, and social developments of the Capital and the nation.
To promote international cultural exchange and integration in publishing, Hanoi once again participated in this year’s Frankfurt International Book Fair with a 48-square-meter exhibition booth located in the Asia Zone. Over 100 outstanding titles on the history and culture of Hanoi and Vietnam, along with a variety of distinctive tourism products, were showcased to international audiences. During the Book Fair, the Hanoi-Vietnam Book Space welcomed numerous visitors and delegations who came to exchange experiences in publishing, copyright trading, and to learn more about Hanoi’s and Vietnam’s culture and tourism.
Some highlights from the activities of the Hanoi delegation at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2025
The Hanoi delegation visiting and presenting books to the Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
Bà Nguyễn Thị Mai Hương – Phó Giám đốc Sở Văn hóa và Thể thao Hà Nội thăm gian hàng và trao đổi về hợp tác xuất bản với đại diện Hiệp hội Xuất bản Thái Lan (Ảnh: Sở VH&TT Hà Nội)
Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Huong – Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports – visiting the booth and discussing publishing cooperation with representatives of the Thai Publishers Association (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
The Hanoi delegation meeting with Ms. Nicole Grüner – Chief Financial and Business Officer of the Frankfurt Book Fair Organization (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)
Many visitors to the Book Fair showed great interest in the books and tourism products of Hanoi at the Hanoi-Vietnam Book Space (Photo: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports)