Kim Đồng Publishing House

Kim Đồng Publishing House (Vietnamese: Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng) is the largest book producer and publisher for Vietnamese children. With more than a thousand titles of books published yearly, its books are offered to children of all ages, providing a wide range of collections and genres from literature, science, art, history to comics, pop-up and board books. The publisher was named after a young martyr Kim Đồng.

Kim Đồng Publishing House
StatusActive
FoundedJune 17, 1957 (1957-06-17)
Country of originVietnam
Headquarters locationHanoi, Vietnam
Owner(s)Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union[1]
Official websitenxbkimdong.com.vn

Overview

Besides working with local authors and artists, Kim Dong publishing house has been expanding their co-operation with more than 70 foreign publishers to find new topics and book types. Amongst those publishers, they have been working closely with Dorling Kindersley, HarperCollins UK, Simon and Schuster UK, Dami International, Shogakukan Inc., Seoul Publishing House, etc.[2]

Together with publishing and producing, Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng is also the holder of many movements of books, comics, songs, poems, creation for the children. The publisher also takes part in many social events, such as the Doraemon Scholarship Fund,[3] supporting maintain of Bà mẹ Việt Nam anh hùng (literally meaning Heroic Vietnamese Mother), building book collections for the poor Vietnamese communes, building schools for the people in mountainous regions, etc.

Currently, the Publisher's head office was located at the address: number 55, Quang Trung street, Hanoi. Its two branches are located at number 169, Trần Phú street, Đà Nẵng and at number 268, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu street, Ho Chi Minh City.

The publishing house was founded on 17 June 1957. Its General Director is Mr Pham Quang Vinh. There are around a hundred staff, a thousand titles per annum, and 12,000,000 copies of books per annum. Genres include literature, art, science, comics, etc.

Creation of Kim Đồng Publishing House

Right after its establishment, the government of North Vietnam paid attention to the education of children, and considered arts and literature as the most important parts in the new generation's education.

In the years 1945–1946, children's books were published at Hanoi by Hội Văn hóa Cứu quốc (National Salvating Culture Association) and Nhà xuất bản Cứu quốc (National Salvation Publishing house). After the outbreak of the First Indochina War, in 1948 the books were published at Việt Bắc war zone by the partnership of Tủ sách Kim Đồng (Kim Đồng Bookshelf) and "Hoa kháng chiến" Publisher. The war ended in 1954, and Tủ sách Kim Đồng continued to publish books as a part of Nhà xuất bản Thanh niên (Youth Publishing House).

Then, at the Second Letters and Arts Congress (February 1957), creating books for children was stated as a very important mission for Vietnam, hence in this congress people started to prepare for an establishment of a new publisher particularly serve the Vietnamese children and junior citizens.

Not very long after that, on March 16, 1957, a meeting about establishing a publisher for children was held at the head office of Hội Văn nghệ Việt Nam (Vietnam's Letters and Arts Association), with the participation of 12 people who then became the founders of the new publisher.

The new publisher was officially founded on June 17, 1957, with the name Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng (Kim Đồng Publishing House). The name "Kim Đồng" was proposed by the writer Tô Hoài, as Kim Đồng is also the name of a famous teenage revolutionary martyr. The new publisher was considered as the successor of the former Kim Đồng Bookself. The first General Director was the well-known writer and drama-writer Nguyễn Huy Tưởng. The foundation of the publisher was announced in the daily newspapers on the next day.[4]

The first head office of the publisher was at the number 55, Quang Trung street, Hai Bà Trưng District, Hanoi.

Some notable works published by Kim Đồng Publishing House

Local works

  • Dế mèn phiêu lưu ký (The Adventures of a Cricket), a well-known fiction of Tô Hoài.
  • Đất rừng phương Nam (The Southern forest land).
  • Lá cờ thêu sáu chữ vàng (The flag embroidered with the six golden words)
  • Góc sân và khoảng trời (The yard corner and the sky interval), a poem-collection created by the well-known Vietnamese poet Trần Đăng Khoa
  • Kính Vạn Hoa (The Kaleidoscope), a well-known fiction of Nguyễn Nhật Ánh.

Foreign comic

Kim Đồng Publishing House is one of the largest manga publishers in Vietnam

Vietnamese Name Original name Demographic Author Original

Publisher

Country Published

Year

Status Note
Đô-rê-mon Doraemon Yound children Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Japan Finished It was illegally published in 1993–1994 from a Thai translation. However, the next edition was published legally with the permission of Shogakukan.

Of course, the Kim Đồng Publishing House had to pay the copyright money for the first illegal publishing and then both the publishers used that money to create the Doraemon Scholarship Fund.

Perman - Cậu bé siêu nhân Perman Young children Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan Japan 2017 Finished
Chie Cô bé hạt tiêu Jarinko Chie Seinen Etsumi Haruki Futabasha Japan 2014 Finished
Ninja Rantaro Rakudai Ninja Rantarō Seinen Amako Sōbē Asahi Gakusei

Shimbun

Japan 2008 Finished
Itto - cơn lốc sân cỏ Kattobi Itto Shōnen Motoki Monma Shūeisha Japan 2009 Finished
Bảy viên ngọc rồng Dragon Ball Shōnen Toriyama Akira Shūeisha Japan 2008 Finished
Dr. Slump Dr. Slump Shōnen Toriyama Akira Shūeisha Japan 2012 Finished
Thám tử lừng danh Conan Detective Conan Shōnen Aoyama Gosho Shogakukan Japan 2008 Ongoing
Hunter x Hunter Hunter x Hunter Shōnen Yoshihiro Togashi Shūeisha Japan 2017 Ongoing
Hành trình U Linh Giới Yu Yu Hakusho Shōnen Yoshihiro Togashi Shūeisha Japan 2016 Finished
One piece One Piece Shōnen Eiichiro Oda Shūeisha Japan 2008 Ongoing
One-Punch Man One Punch Man Shōnen Yusuke Murata Shūeisha Japan 2017 Ongoing
Gia sư Hitman Reborn Katekyo Hitman Reborn Shōnen Amano Akira Shūeisha Japan 2007 Finished
Eyeshield 21 Eyeshield 21 Shōnen Riichiro Inagaki Shūeisha Japan 2010 Finished
Học viện siêu anh hùng My Hero Academia Shōnen Kōhei Horikoshi Shūeisha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Vua Trò chơi Yu-Gi-Oh! Shōnen Kazuki Takahashi Shūeisha Japan 2016 Finished
Vua Pháp Sư Shaman King Shōnen Hiroyuki Takei Shūeisha Japan 2016 Finished
Gintama Gintama Shōnen Sorachi Hideaki Shūeisha Japan 2014 Ongoing
Hikaru - Kì thủ cờ vây Hikaru no Go Shōnen Obata Takeshi,

Yumi Hotta

Shūeisha Japan 2015 Finished
Bakuman Bakuman Shōnen Obata Takeshi,

Ōba Tsugumi

Shūeisha Japan 2009 Finished
Basara Basara Shōjo Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Japan 2014 Finished
7 mầm sống 7 Seeds Josei Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Japan 2007 Finished
Toraji Phiêu Lưu Kí Neko Mix Genkitan Toraji Shōjo Tamura Yumi Shogakukan Japan 2016 Finished
Thủy thủ Mặt Trăng Sailor Moon Shōjo Takeuchi Naoko Kodansha Japan 2017 Finished
Honey và Clover Honey and Clover Seinen Umino Chika Shūeisha Japan 2015 Finished
Sư tử tháng 3 Sangatsu no Lion Seinen Umino Chika Hakusensha Japan 2017 Ongoing
Tiệm thú kiểng Pet Shop of Horrors Shōjo Akino Matsuri Ohzora Japan 2015 Ongoing
XXXHolic XxxHolic Seinen CLAMP Kodansha Japan 2015 Finished
Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- Shōnen CLAMP Kodansha Japan 2015 Finished
Thủ lĩnh thẻ bài Sakura Cardcaptor Sakura Shōjo CLAMP Kodansha Japan 2015 Finished
Haikyu!! - Chàng khổng lồ tí hon Haikyu!! Shōnen Furudate Haruichi Shūeisha Japan 2016 Ongoing
Shin-cậu bé bút chì Crayon Shin-chan Young children Yoshito Usui Futabasha Japan Finished
Asari - Cô bé tinh nghịch Asari-chan Young children Mayumi Muroyama Shogakukan Japan 2014 Finished
Sket Dance Sket Dance Shōnen Kenta Shinohara Shūeisha Japan 2016 Finished
Magi - Mê cung thần thoại Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Shōnen Shinobu Ohtaka Shogakukan Japan 2016 Finished
Pandora Hearts Pandora Hearts Shōnen Jun Mochizuki Square Enix Japan 2014 Finished
Hồi kí Vanitas The Case Study of Vanitas Shōnen Jun Mochizuki Square Enix Japan 2017 Ongoing
Hậu duệ của Nurarihyon Nurahiyon's Grandson Shōnen Shībashi Hiroshi Shūeisha Japan 2013 Finished
Thiên Thần Diệt Thế Owari no Seraph Shōnen Takaya Kagami Shūeisha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Cuộc sống hoang dã Wild Life Shōnen Fujisaki Masato Shogakukan Japan 2008 Finished
Orange Chocolate Orange Chocolate Shōjo Nanpei Yamada Hakusensha Japan 2016 Finished
Bách quỷ dạ hành ký Hyakki Yakoushou Seinen Ichiko IMA Sonorama Japan 2017 Ongoing
Tiếng gọi từ vì sao xa Hoshi no Koe Seinen Sahara Mizu Kodansha Japan 2018 Finished
Con gái của ba My Girl Seinen Sahara Mizu Shinchosha Japan 2018 Finished
Bác sĩ ma giới Youkai no Oisha-san Shōnen Yuki Sato Kodansha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Câu chuyện tình tôi Ore Monogatari!! Shōjo Kawahara Kazune Shūeisha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Trò chơi cút bắt Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare Shōjo Io Sakisaka Shūeisha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Tôi là Sakamoto Sakamoto desu ga Shōjo Sano Nami Enterbrain Japan 2018 Finished
Đầu gấu và bốn mắt Yanki-kun to Megane-chan Shōjo Miki Yoshikawa Kodansha Japan 2018 Ongoing
Quái vật bàn bên Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun Shōjo Robico Kodansha Japan 2017 Finished
Chú Thoòng Old Master Q Manhua Alfonso Wong WangZ Inc. Hong Kong 2017 Finished
Ô Long Viện Wuloom Family Manhua Yan Youxiang China Times Taiwan 2010 Finished
Thư sinh bóng đêm The Scholar Who Walks the Night Manhwa Jo Joo-hee,

Han Seung-hee

Seoul Cultural

Publishers

Korea 2016 Ongoing
Trường Ca Hành Song of the long march Manhua Xia Da China Times Publishing Co.

Shūeisha

China 2016 Ongoing
Kimi Ni Todoke - Nguyện ước yêu thương Kimi ni Todoke Shōjo Shiina Karuho Shūeisha Japan 2015 Finished

Other

References

  1. "AboutKim Đồng Publishing House". Kim Đồng Publishing House. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. "Global partnership". Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. "Doraemon Scholarship Fund". www.nxbkimdong.com.vn. Vietnam.
  4. "The 60 years journey with children of Kim Đồng Publishing House". Báo Mới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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