Tet book fairs rake in moneyBook streets and fairs held in cities and towns across Vietnam during the seven-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from February 14 to 20 earned a total income of 6.4 billion VND (282,000 USD). A view of the HCM City Tet Book FairThe HCM City Tet Book Fair, held from February 13 to 19, earned 3.2 billion VND (141,000 USD). Another book street in District 1, this one on Nguyen Van Binh street, earned a revenue of 2 billion VND(88,000 USD). The Vung Tau city book fair on Ba Cu street earned 1 billion VND (44,000 USD). The Hanoi Spring Book Fair earned revenues of 200 million VND (8,800 USD) within two days after opening on February 18.

Source: VietNamNet News February 22, 2018 03:45 UTC