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A visitor walks past a poster of the
Theme Pavillion of China during Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's biggest
annual book fair, in Frankfurt of Germany, Oct. 13, 2009. China has been
selected as the Guest of Honor for this year's fair, which kicked off here
on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
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Frankfurt,
Germany, Oct. 13 (Xinhua)-- The Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 opens Tuesday in
Frankfurt, Germany, with China as its Guest of Honor.
The book fair, from October 13 to 18, is the world's
largest and most important of its kind, with over 400,000 books from more than
100 countries, and with over 180,000 international trade visitors and 124,000
new releases.
Some 270 publishers and over 2,000 traders from the
Chinese mainland are participating in this year's book fair, setting up a new
record.
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A visitor walks past the Theme Pavillion
of China during Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's biggest annual book fair,
in Frankfurt of Germany, Oct. 13, 2009. China has been selected as the
Guest of Honor for this year's fair, which kicked off here on Tuesday
evening. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
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Chinese vice president calls for
enhancing cultural exchanges at Frankfurt Book
Fair
FRANKFURT, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) --
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for enhancing cultural
exchanges to boost world peace at the opening ceremony of the Frankfurt Book
Fair.
Xi, together with German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
witnessed the opening of the 61st version of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the
world's biggest annual book fair. China has been selected as the Guest of Honor
for this year's fair. Full story
Frankfurt book fair opens to "define
future book world"
FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The
renowned Frankfurt Book Fair opened its 2009 edition on Tuesday, saying its goal
was to "define the future landscape of the book world."
The fair, to last till Sunday, has drawn more than 400,000
titles of books from more than 100 countries and attracted 180,000 booksellers
and dealers. Of the books on display, 120,000 are new releases. Full story
Frankfurt book fair midwife for appreciation of Chinese literature: Expert
FRANKFURT, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest, would be "helpful to bring Chinese literature into the world," Veronika Licher, a German publishing expert, said Monday.
This year's Frankfurt Book Fair, which opens Tuesday, has selected China as its Guest of Honor. Hundreds of promotion programs have been organized by the Chinese side and its German host to allow international publishers and local readers to become better acquainted with Chinese culture and literature. Full story
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks
during the opening ceremony of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's
biggest annual book fair, in Frankfurt of Germany, Oct. 13, 2009. China
has been selected as the Guest of Honor for this year's fair, which kicked
off here on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
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