The annual book street festival will open in downtown HCM City during the 2019 Tet holiday, February 2-8. (Photo: VNA)

The book festival, entitled "Myriad forms of books" will take place along Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets. Prestigious publishers and distributors like Phuong Nam, Thai Ha Book and Fahasa will introduce books on culture, history, and socio-economic issues of Ho Chi Minh City.

Photos, books, archives and maps affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos will be exhibited at the festival.