Kim Đồng Publishing House


Kim Đồng Publishing House 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.
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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.
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, supporting maintain of Bà mẹ Việt Nam anh hùng, 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 and Nhà xuất bản Cứu quốc. 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 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.
Then, at the Second Letters and Arts Congress, 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, 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. 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 Bookshelf. 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.
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 nameDemographicAuthorOriginal
Publisher		CountryPublished
Year		StatusNote
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 Gakusei
Shimbun		Japan2008Finished-
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 HunterShōnenYoshihiro TogashiShūeishaJapan2017Ongoing-
Hành trình U Linh GiớiYu Yu HakushoShōnenYoshihiro TogashiShūeishaJapan2016Finished-
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 chơiYu-Gi-Oh!ShōnenKazuki TakahashiShūeishaJapan2016Finished-
Vua Pháp SưShaman KingShōnenHiroyuki TakeiShūeishaJapan2016Finished-
GintamaGintamaShōnenSorachi HideakiShūeishaJapan2014Ongoing-
Hikaru - Kì thủ cờ vâyHikaru no GoShōnenObata Takeshi,
Yumi Hotta		ShūeishaJapan2015Finished-
BakumanBakumanShōnenObata Takeshi,
Ōba Tsugumi		ShūeishaJapan2009Finished-
BasaraBasaraShōjoTamura YumiShogakukanJapan2014Finished-
7 mầm sống7 SeedsJoseiTamura YumiShogakukanJapan2007Finished-
Toraji Phiêu Lưu KíNeko 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 HorrorsShōjoAkino MatsuriOhzoraJapan2015Ongoing-
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 DanceShōnenKenta ShinoharaShūeishaJapan2016Finished-
Magi - Mê cung thần thoạiMagi: The Labyrinth of MagicShōnenShinobu 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-hee		Seoul Cultural
Publishers		Korea2016Ongoing-
Trường Ca HànhSong of the long marchManhuaXia DaChina Times Publishing Co.
Shūeisha		China2016Ongoing-
Kimi Ni Todoke - Nguyện ước yêu thươngKimi ni TodokeShōjoShiina KaruhoShūeishaJapan2015Finished-
Hội chứng tuổi thanh xuânRascal Does Not DreamSeinenKamoshida HajimeASCII Media WorksJapan2019Finished-
Komi - Nữ thần sợ giao tiếpKomi Can't CommunicateShōnenOda TomohitoShogakukanJapan2021Ongoing-
Chú thuật hồi chiếnJujutsu KaisenShōnenGege AkutamiShūeishaJapan2021Ongoing-
Alya bàn bên thỉnh thoảng lại trêu ghẹo tôi bằng tiếng NgaAlya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in RussianShōnenSunsunsun & MomocoKadokawa ShotenJapan2022Ongoing-
Bocchi the Rock!Bocchi the Rock!SeinenHamaji AkiHoubunshaJapan2023Ongoing-
Frieren – Pháp sư tiễn tángFrierenShōnenYamada Kanehito & Abe TsukasaShogakukanJapan2024Ongoing-
Chung một mái nhàGimai SeikatsuShōnenGhost Mikawa & HitenKadokawa ShotenJapan2024Ongoing-
Khi "trai" đẹp hẹn hòHow I Attended an All-Guy's MixerShōjoNana AokawaSquare EnixJapan2024Ongoing-
Cô nàng Shimotsuki trót phải lòng nhân vật nềnShimotsuki-san Likes the MobShōnenKagami Yagami & RohaMicro Magazine-shaJapan2024Ongoing-

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