First News
Product brand
UnclaimedFirst News is a Vietnamese book publisher and translation house known for best-selling self-help, spirituality and memoir titles.
Last updated October 26, 2026
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Overview
First News is a Vietnamese book publishing and translation brand owned by Công ty TNHH Văn Hóa Sáng Tạo Trí Việt (Trí Việt Culture and Creativity Company Limited). It began on 10 December 1994 as a three-person translation group called Ban biên dịch First News, and grew into one of Vietnam's most recognisable publishers of translated self-help, personal development, spirituality and memoir titles. Its head office is at 11H Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, and its founder and director is Nguyễn Văn Phước. The company's catalogue is built around international bestsellers translated into Vietnamese, including Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People (Đắc nhân tâm), the Chicken Soup for the Soul series (Hạt giống tâm hồn), Nick Vujicic's Life Without Limits (Cuộc sống không giới hạn), Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (7 thói quen để thành đạt), and titles by Khangser Rinpoche and Nguyên Phong. First News states that it works with more than 200 publishers and copyright agencies, positioning itself as a bridge between global publishing and Vietnamese readers. First News operates in the Vietnamese-language market and is privately held through its parent company. In 2014 it received the Top Brands 2014 award certified by the Global Trade Association and the Vietnam Institute of Economics. The brand continues to publish and promote new titles through its official website, firstnews.vn, and its associated domain firstnews.com.vn.
History
First News was established on 10 December 1994 as a three-person translation group named Ban biên dịch First News. From this small beginning, it developed into a book publishing operation under Công ty TNHH Văn Hóa Sáng Tạo Trí Việt (Trí Việt Culture and Creativity Company Limited), with its head office at 11H Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The company's founder and director is Nguyễn Văn Phước. Over the following decades, First News built a catalogue centred on Vietnamese translations of international bestsellers in self-help, personal development, spirituality and memoir. Among its best-known publications are Dale Carnegie's Đắc nhân tâm (How to Win Friends and Influence People), the Hạt giống tâm hồn series (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Nick Vujicic's Cuộc sống không giới hạn (Life Without Limits), Stephen Covey's 7 thói quen để thành đạt (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), and works by Khangser Rinpoche and Nguyên Phong. The company states that it partners with more than 200 publishers and copyright agencies. In 2014, First News received the Top Brands 2014 award, certified by the Global Trade Association and the Vietnam Institute of Economics. The brand continues to operate in the Vietnamese market, publishing and promoting titles through its official website, firstnews.vn, and the associated domain firstnews.com.vn.
- 2014
First News receives the Top Brands 2014 award certified by the Global Trade Association and the Vietnam Institute of Economics.
- 1994
First News is founded on 10 December as a three-person translation group called Ban biên dịch First News.
Products and positioning
A leading Vietnamese publisher of translated international bestsellers in self-help, spirituality and memoir, acting as a bridge between global publishers and Vietnamese readers.
Đắc nhân tâm (How to Win Friends and Influence People)
Hạt giống tâm hồn (Chicken Soup for the Soul series)
Cuộc sống không giới hạn (Life Without Limits) by Nick Vujicic
7 thói quen để thành đạt (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
Muôn kiếp nhân sinh by Nguyên Phong
Sống an vui by Khangser Rinpoche
Làm chủ cuộc đời by Khangser Rinpoche
Hành trình về phương Đông
Hiểu về trái tim
Quẳng gánh lo đi và vui sống (How to Stop Worrying and Start Living)
Controversies
2020
First News files copyright lawsuit against Lazada
First News filed a copyright lawsuit against Lazada, alleging that the platform failed to handle vendors selling counterfeit books. First News asked the court to require Lazada to remove the listings and to take measures to prevent the sale of counterfeit books. The dispute concerns the platform's handling of third-party vendors accused of selling counterfeit books.
Recent events
Reported
First News files copyright lawsuit against Lazada[4]
First News filed a copyright lawsuit against Lazada, alleging that Lazada failed to handle vendors selling counterfeit books on its platform. First News asked the court to require Lazada to remove listings and take measures to prevent the sale of counterfeit books.
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