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e-books are a new, inevitable trend, but a majority of Vietnamese readers prefer printed books. 
With Vietnamese readers continuing to prefer reading and buying print books over e-books, publishing houses are struggling to draw customers for the digital version.
“e-book is an unavoidable trend. However, it cannot replace the print book. They will coexist,” Do Ngoc Anh, former head of Ho Chi Minh City’s University of Culture, said at a workshop on e-books held in HCM City in October.
Tran Ngoc Mai, an 18-year-old student of National University of Economics, is a keen reader who buys books every month. “I prefer print books. Rarely do I buy an e-book on the Internet although it may be convenient and can be stored on a mobile phone or on a tablet to bring along everywhere,” Mai said. |– Viet Nam News

S’pore PM, Indonesia president discuss economic collaboration
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Indonesia yesterday for his first Leaders’ Retreat with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, where they will discuss furthering economic collaboration between the two countries.
The visit, which follows Widodo’s state visit to Singapore in July last year, is in keeping with a long-held tradition of leaders from the two close neighbours meeting informally each year to boost ties.
The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement yesterday that both leaders will review the progress in bilateral relations, explore ways to deepen cooperation and exchange views on regional and international developments during the retreat, which officially begins Monday. – The Straits Times

S’apore Airlines chairman to step down after decade at the helm
Singapore Airlines deputy chairman Peter Seah will take over as chairman of the national carrier.
The airline’s current chairman Stephen Lee is set to retire from the board.
Lee is stepping down after a decade at the helm.
Seah, who is also chairman of DBS, will take over as the airline’s chairman on January 1. – The Straits Times