The 11th Hanoi Book Fair held its opening ceremony on the evening of October 2 at Hoan Kiem Lake's pedestrian area, with 31 publishers and distributors participating. VietnamPlus says the programme runs from October 1 to 4 and presents thousands of titles alongside e-books, audiobooks and multimedia publishing. A Thang Long-Hanoi cultural space offers calligraphy, reproductions of doctoral-stela motifs and historical material. Talks and reader events connect reading culture with technology.