A statement issued in Kathmandu by the organizer Global Exposition and Management Services (GEMS) said that the objective of the fair is to bring together the career conscious people from all walks of life and institutions under one roof and to provide a wide range of quality books and publications to the needy students, professionals and readers at large to inculcate reading habit in general public.

According to the statement, the fair will have 160 stalls and participants from Nepal, India, Britain, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh and others.

As many as 120 universities, colleges and institutions from Nepal and abroad will be participating in the Education and Career section which will be held during the fair.

More than 50 indigenous and foreign publishers and booksellers will also display their latest publications at the fair.

(english.people.com.cn)