The 43-year-old Vietnamese free-expression activist, publisher, and author Pham Doan Trang won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire in 2020.
‘Stories From the Malaysian Archipelago’—And Kuala Lumpur’s Book Business
As the Malaysian Book Council promotes international rights availabilities for books from its market, one publisher there talks about his company’s pandemic experience. (Sponsored)
IPA Joins International Demand for Pham Doan Trang’s Release in Vietnam
With a court date now in place for Vietnam’s Pham Doan Trang, freedom-of-speech and human-rights organizations are calling for her release.
Showcasing Work at Frankfurt: A Myanmar Publisher in Self-Exile
‘Myanmar is totally silent in world literature,’ says publisher San Mon Aung. He and his family have left their home country for safety.
Beijing International Book Fair: More Than Half Its Exhibitors From Overseas
Delayed by three weeks amid COVID-19 spread-mitigation measures. the Beijing International Book Fair held its five-day run last week.
Singapore’s Symposium Honors Translation Pioneers Yang and Chan
The first Singapore Translation Symposium includes a lifetime achievement award for two prominent leaders in Malay and Chinese studies.
Beijing International Book Fair Now Open, After COVID-19 Delay
Postponed for three weeks on the order of health authorities, the Beijing International Book Fair is running this week.
Beijing International Book Fair Confirms New Dates: September 14 to 18
Having had an abrupt COVID-driven halt to its plan for a late-August opening, Beijing International Book Fair now runs in mid-September.
Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes in Open Access Deal With Frontiers
The Frontiers platform’s open-access arrangement with Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes is the publisher’s first of its kind in Asia.
Beijing International Book Fair: Pandemic Postponement
As the Chinese health authorities sort through recent outbreaks of the COVID-19 delta variant, the Beijing International Book Fair is suddenly put on hold.