Thế Giới Publishers ( vi, Nhà xuất bản Thế Giới, literally "World Publishers") is
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
's official foreign language publishing house.
Company history
The publishing house was established in 1957 "to introduce readers around the world to Vietnam" through publications in English, French and other foreign languages. From 1957 to 1992 it was known as the Foreign Languages Publishing House and also as the Editions en Langues Etrangères ().
It also now publishes bilingual books and books in Vietnamese and publishes ''Vietnam Cultural Window'' an English language bi-monthly illustrated magazine, as well as a quarterly academic journal, ''Vietnamese Studies'' and its French version, ''Etudes Vietnamiennes''.
Thế Giới also offers consultancy services using its experience in
translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transla ...
and
publishing
Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...
for cooperative ventures in the book industry, printing and translation.
Subject specialities
Thế Giới publications cover a wide range of topics:
* General information about Vietnam: geography, history, ethnic groups, religion, etc.
* Politics and current events
* Socio-economic life
* Culture and tourism
* Literature and the arts
* Science and technology
* Warfare
* Notable people
* Dictionaries and reference books
* Teaching and learning Vietnamese
Book series
Under ''Foreign Languages Publishing House'' imprint
* Hibiscus Series
Under ''Editions en Langues Etrangères'' imprint
* Fleuve rouge (English, "Red River")
* Hibiscus Collection
Under ''The Gioi'' imprint
* Frequently Asked Questions About Vietnamese Culture
Frequently Asked Questions about Vietnamese Culture (The Gioi Publishers) - Book Series List
publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
* The Many Faces of Vietnam
* Memoirs of War Series
* Tủ sách gương mặt Việt Nam (English, "Faces of Vietnam Bookshelf")
* Tu Sách Viêt Nam: Viên Viên Dông bác cô / Bibliothèque Vietnamienne: École francaise d'Extrême-Orient
* Vietnamese Tales and Legends Series
* Visages du Vietnam (English, "Faces of Vietnam")
See also
* Foreign Languages Publishing House (Soviet Union)
The Foreign Languages Publishing House () was a Soviet state-run foreign-language publisher of Russian literature, novels, propaganda, and books about the USSR. Headquartered in Moscow at 21 Zubovsky Boulevard, the publishing house was founded ...
, Moscow - similar publisher in Soviet Union
* Foreign Languages Press, Beijing – similar publisher in China
* Foreign Languages Publishing House, Pyongyang – similar publisher in North Korea
References
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Book publishing companies of Vietnam
Publishing companies established in 1957
Vietnamese companies established in 1957
Publishing companies of Vietnam