Kim Đồng Publishing House Explained

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Status:Active
Country:Vietnam
Headquarters:Hanoi, Vietnam
Owner:Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union[1]

Kim Đồng Publishing House (Vietnamese: Nhà xuất bản Kim Đồng) is the largest printing and publishing company in Vietnam mainly focused on education and comic-related books and magazines for children, teenager boys and adolescent girls. 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 publishing company was named after a Kim Đồng, a young Viet Minh fighter who died in 1943.

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 every month. 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

Modern Vietnamese literature

Foreign comics

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

Vietnamese NameOriginal nameDemographicAuthorOriginalPublisherCountryPublishedYearStatusNote
Đô-rê-monDoraemonYound childrenFujiko F. FujioShogakukanJapanFinishedIt 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 nhânPermanYoung childrenFujiko F. FujioShogakukanJapan2017Finished
Chie Cô bé hạt tiêuJarinko ChieSeinenEtsumi HarukiFutabashaJapan2014Finished
Ninja RantaroRakudai Ninja RantarōSeinenAmako SōbēAsahi GakuseiShimbunJapan2008Finished
Itto - cơn lốc sân cỏKattobi IttoShōnenMotoki MonmaShūeishaJapan2009Finished
Bảy viên ngọc rồngDragon BallShōnenToriyama AkiraShūeishaJapan2008Finished
Dr. SlumpDr. SlumpShōnenToriyama AkiraShūeishaJapan2012Finished
Thám tử lừng danh ConanDetective ConanShōnenAoyama GoshoShogakukanJapan2008Ongoing
Hunter x HunterHunter x HunterShōnenShūeishaJapan2017Ongoing
Hành trình U Linh GiớiYu Yu HakushoShōnenShūeishaJapan2016Finished
One PieceOne PieceShōnenEiichiro OdaShūeishaJapan2008Ongoing
One-Punch ManOne Punch ManShōnenYusuke MurataShūeishaJapan2017Ongoing
Gia sư Hitman RebornKatekyo Hitman RebornShōnenAmano AkiraShūeishaJapan2007Finished
Eyeshield 21Eyeshield 21ShōnenRiichiro InagakiShūeishaJapan2010Finished
Học viện siêu anh hùngMy Hero AcademiaShōnenKōhei HorikoshiShūeishaJapan2018Ongoing
Yu-Gi-Oh! - Vua Trò chơiShōnenShūeishaJapan2016Finished
Vua Pháp SưShaman KingShōnenHiroyuki TakeiShūeishaJapan2016Finished
GintamaGintamaShōnenSorachi HideakiShūeishaJapan2014Ongoing
Hikaru - Kì thủ cờ vâyHikaru no GoShōnenObata Takeshi,Yumi HottaShūeishaJapan2015Finished
BakumanBakumanShōnenObata Takeshi, Ōba TsugumiShūeishaJapan2009Finished
BasaraBasaraShōjoTamura YumiShogakukanJapan2014Finished
7 mầm sống7 SeedsJoseiTamura YumiShogakukanJapan2007Finished
Toraji Phiêu Lưu Kí Neko Mix Genkitan TorajiShōjoTamura YumiShogakukanJapan2016Finished
Thủy thủ Mặt TrăngSailor MoonShōjoTakeuchi NaokoKodanshaJapan2017Finished
Honey và CloverHoney and CloverSeinenUmino ChikaShūeishaJapan2015Finished
Sư tử tháng 3Sangatsu no LionSeinenUmino ChikaHakusenshaJapan2017Ongoing
Tiệm thú kiểngPet Shop of HorrorsShōjoOhzoraJapan2015Ongoing
XXXHolicXxxHolicSeinenCLAMPKodanshaJapan2015Finished
Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE-ShōnenCLAMPKodanshaJapan2015Finished
Thủ lĩnh thẻ bài SakuraCardcaptor SakuraShōjoCLAMPKodanshaJapan2015Finished
Haikyu!- Chàng khổng lồ tí honHaikyu!!ShōnenFurudate HaruichiShūeishaJapan2016Finished
Shin-cậu bé bút chìCrayon Shin-chanYoung childrenYoshito UsuiFutabashaJapanFinished
Asari - Cô bé tinh nghịchAsari-chanYoung childrenMayumi MuroyamaShogakukanJapan2014Finished
Sket DanceSket DanceShōnenShūeishaJapan2016Finished
Magi - Mê cung thần thoạiShōnenShinobu OhtakaShogakukanJapan2016Finished
Pandora HeartsPandora HeartsShōnenJun MochizukiSquare EnixJapan2014Finished
Hồi kí VanitasThe Case Study of VanitasShōnenJun MochizukiSquare EnixJapan2017Ongoing
Hậu duệ của NurarihyonNurahiyon's GrandsonShōnenShībashi HiroshiShūeishaJapan2013Finished
Thiên Thần Diệt ThếOwari no SeraphShōnenTakaya KagamiShūeishaJapan2018Ongoing
Cuộc sống hoang dãWild LifeShōnenFujisaki MasatoShogakukanJapan2008Finished
Orange ChocolateOrange ChocolateShōjoNanpei YamadaHakusenshaJapan2016Finished
Bách quỷ dạ hành kýHyakki YakoushouSeinenIchiko IMASonoramaJapan2017Ongoing
Tiếng gọi từ vì sao xaHoshi no KoeSeinenSahara MizuKodanshaJapan2018Finished
Con gái của baMy GirlSeinenSahara MizuShinchoshaJapan2018Finished
Bác sĩ ma giớiYoukai no Oisha-sanShōnenYuki SatoKodanshaJapan2018Ongoing
Câu chuyện tình tôiOre Monogatari!!ShōjoKawahara KazuneShūeishaJapan2018Ongoing
Trò chơi cút bắtOmoi, Omoware, Furi, FurareShōjoIo SakisakaShūeishaJapan2018Ongoing
Tôi là SakamotoSakamoto desu gaShōjoSano NamiEnterbrainJapan2018Finished
Đầu gấu và bốn mắtYanki-kun to Megane-chanShōjoMiki YoshikawaKodanshaJapan2018Ongoing
Quái vật bàn bênTonari no Kaibutsu-kunShōjoRobicoKodanshaJapan2017Finished
Chú ThoòngOld Master QManhuaAlfonso WongWangZ Inc.Hong Kong2017Finished
Ô Long ViệnWuloom FamilyManhuaYan YouxiangChina TimesTaiwan2010Finished
Thư sinh bóng đêmThe Scholar Who Walks the NightManhwaJo Joo-hee, Han Seung-heeSeoul Cultural PublishersKorea2016Ongoing
Trường Ca HànhSong of the long marchManhuaXia DaChina Times Publishing Co.ShūeishaChina2016Ongoing
Kimi Ni Todoke - Nguyện ước yêu thươngKimi ni TodokeShōjoShiina KaruhoShūeishaJapan2015Finished

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AboutKim Đồng Publishing House . Kim Đồng Publishing House . 2019-10-09.
  2. Web site: Global partnership. 2019-10-23.
  3. Web site: Doraemon Scholarship Fund . www.nxbkimdong.com.vn . Vietnam .
  4. News: The 60 years journey with children of Kim Đồng Publishing House. Báo Mới. 2019-10-23. vi.