Ho Chi Minh City, Feb. 16 -- The 2026 Lunar New Year Book Street Festival officially opened on February 15 in Ho Chi Minh City. Over more than a decade, the annual festival has become a distinctive cultural hallmark of the city, promoting and spreading reading culture. With its core message of welcoming Spring with knowledge and beginning the new year with renewed thinking, the event transforms traditional spring outings into a journey of enriching enduring spiritual values. This year's festival space has been expanded across three locations: Sai Gon ward, Binh Duong ward and Vung Tau ward. A symbolic highlight is the Ho Chi Minh Cultural Space, designed under the artistic concept "Bamboo Forest Telling Stories." The installation features...