Nha Nam apologizes, removes 'open letter' and temporarily suspends Mr. Nhat Anh's position as general director

Thông báo được Nhã Nam đưa ra lúc 19h30 tối 18-4 — The announcement was made by Nha Nam at 7:30 p.m. on April 18.

The official announcement was sent by Nha Nam's board of directors to readers and interested people, posted on Nha Nam's fanpage tonight, April 18, once again attracting a huge amount of interaction from the online community.

Nha Nam apologizes for what happened.

First, the Nha Nam Board of Directors sincerely apologizes to readers for the negative information that has been spread regarding Nha Nam Company in the recent past for not clarifying the matter quickly and thoroughly.

"As a company specializing in book publishing, we strive to bring the best quality books to readers and the community.

And we are also aware of building a healthy and civilized working environment with the majority of employees being female.

Therefore, we apologize for the incidents that occurred, as well as the team's weakness in receiving information and not having a satisfactory and timely way to handle the problem, causing readers and related parties to feel dissatisfied," the notice said.

Nha Nam made some announcements:

- The company confirmed the termination of cooperation with author Dang Hoang Giang on April 9, 2024 via the email the author sent on April 3, 2024 with the official end date from April 15, 2024.

- Regarding the information and allegations related to the working environment at Nha Nam Company and Mr. Nguyen Nhat Anh (general director), the board of directors decided to temporarily suspend his position at the company.

- Mr. Duong Thanh Hoai - Deputy General Director - became the person responsible for handling issues related to Nha Nam Company from this point on.

- Nha Nam also said that it will promote working with competent authorities and Mr. Nguyen Nhat Anh personally to verify and clarify related events and information; determine the nature and extent of the incident; determine the level of damage to related parties and to Nha Nam Company.

From there, the board of directors will have appropriate disciplinary measures against Mr. Nguyen Nhat Anh at Nha Nam Company.

Commitment to publicly update information

Nha Nam's Board of Directors also "sincerely apologizes for the unfortunate events that happened to the company's former employees, causing damage to the former employees' mental and psychological health."

"We were wrong in receiving information late and handling it unsatisfactorily. We apologize for this weakness and are willing to fully bear all costs related to your mental and physical losses," the notice said.

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Nha Nam's Board of Directors also apologizes to all authors and partners who have been collaborating with Nha Nam for being indirectly affected by the incident related to the Board of Directors.

And apologize to all officers and employees of Nha Nam Company for indirectly suffering negative information, causing confusion and loss of trust in the past due to the poor handling of the board of directors.

Nha Nam commits to publicly update all information related to the incident as soon as it has been verified and clarified; and will send an official announcement to relevant agencies if requested.

Nha Nam's Board of Directors promises to take drastic measures to ensure similar incidents do not recur.

At the same time, "please allow me to remove the personal apology that Mr. Nguyen Nhat Anh used the company's fanpage to post".

Apologizing for the delay and mistakes in handling this issue, Nha Nam "hopes to receive sympathy and tolerance" from readers and relevant parties.

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