Từ điển bách khoa Việt Nam (lit: Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Vietnam) is a state-sponsored Vietnamese-language encyclopedia that was first published in 1995. It has four volumes consisting of 40,000 entries, the final of which was published in 2005.[1] The encyclopedia was republished in 2011.
 Four volumes of Encyclopedia of Vietnam | |
| Country | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Subject | General |
| Genre | Reference encyclopedia |
| Publisher | Vietnam's Encyclopedia Publishing House, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences |
Publication date | 1995 (first volume) 2005 (final volume) 2011 (republished) |
| Media type | 4 Hardback Volumes |
It is the first state encyclopedia of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The compilation process began in 1987 and was completed in 2005, involving 1200 scientists across Vietnam at a cost of 32 billion Vietnamese dong.[2]
The encyclopedia was published by Vietnam's Encyclopedia Publishing House, a constituent unit of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Arranged by Vietnamese-alphabet order, the encyclopedia covers diverse topics ranging from history to child rearing. Since then, it has been converted to electronic versions (CD and ebook) and a free online version.
