Viet Nam’s publishers neglect teen readers

A Column From Viet Nam News says Vietnamese writers and publishers fo-cused on books for young children have forgotten readers aged between 13 and 19, according to industry insiders.

“While some 800,000 kids’ comic books roll off domestic presses every week, our publishing house puts out no more than 100 literary titles for teens each year,” said poet Cao Xuan Son, head of the HCM City branch of Kim Dong, a leading children’s publisher.