Nha Nam, after 19 years of operation, is currently a strong publishing entity. The unit has many loyal readers because it has many titles that are loved by the public. However, in recent days, rumors about Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh – CEO of Nha Nam Company – harassing female employees have appeared on social networks. This rumor spread more widely on April 16, when Dr. Dang Hoang Giang, a best-selling author who has cooperated with Nha Nam for many years, posted on his personal Facebook announcing that he would stop working with the unit. However, Mr. Dang Hoang Giang did not specify the reason for the termination of cooperation.
At the same time, a letter said to have been written by Dr. Dang Hoang Giang to Nha Nam was circulated. In it, there was information that the director of Nha Nam was accused of having words and actions that touched the body too much with a female employee. The letter also said that this female employee was very depressed. This letter was also the content that many people put into the comments on Nha Nam’s page.
Immediately after that, translator Tran Tien Cao Dang also announced that he would temporarily suspend the contract he had signed with Nha Nam. Many readers of Nha Nam have also flooded the NXB’s Fanpage and demanded that the person involved speak up about the incident. Some people even want to boycott books from this unit.
The incident became even more intense when, on the night of April 16 and the early morning of April 17, Nha Nam’s Fanpage posted Mr. Nhat Anh’s apology and received much ‘indignation’ from readers.
By the evening of April 18, the Board of Directors of Nha Nam Company had the latest announcement with 7 important points:
Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh, Director of Nha Nam Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company once received the Knight of Literature and Arts Medal from France.
Here is the original announcement from the Board of Directors of Nha Nam Company:
To the readers and those who are interested,
First, we – the Board of Directors of Nha Nam Company sincerely apologize to our readers for the negative information that has been spread related to Nha Nam Company in the recent past because we have not clarified the incident quickly and thoroughly.
As a company specializing in publishing books, we strive to bring the best quality book publications to our readers and the community. And we are also aware of the need to build a healthy and civilized working environment with the majority of female employees. Therefore, we apologize for the incidents that have occurred, as well as the weakness of the team in receiving information and not having a satisfactory and timely way of handling the problem, which made our readers and related parties feel dissatisfied. Today, we make the following announcement:
Clause 1: We confirm the termination of cooperation with author Dang Hoang Giang on April 9, 2024 via the email that the author sent to us on April 03, 2024 with an official end date from April 15, 2024. We respect all decisions of the author.
Clause 2: Regarding the information and allegations related to the working environment at Nha Nam Company and Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh (General Director), we have decided to temporarily suspend his position in the company.
Clause 3: We appoint Mr. Duong Thanh Hoai – Deputy General Director to become the person responsible for handling matters related to Nha Nam company from this time. Accordingly, we will proceed with working with the competent authority and Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh to verify and clarify the related incidents and information; determine the nature and extent of the incident; determine the extent of the damage caused to the related party and to Nha Nam company. From there, we will have appropriate handling and disciplinary measures for Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh at Nha Nam company.
Clause 4: We sincerely apologize for the unfortunate incidents that happened to the former employee of the company, causing damage to her mental and psychological health. We were wrong in not receiving the information promptly and not handling it satisfactorily. We apologize for this weakness and are willing to bear all costs related to her mental and physical damage.
Clause 5: We apologize to all authors and partners who have been and are cooperating with Nha Nam for being indirectly affected by the incident related to us.
Clause 6: We apologize to all cadres and employees of Nha Nam company for indirectly bearing the negative information, causing confusion and loss of trust in the past time due to our poor handling.
Clause 7: We will publicly update all information related to the incident as soon as it has been verified and clarified. And will send an official notice to the relevant agencies if requested.
We are sincerely grateful to the readers for giving us the opportunity to face the current situation within the company. We are reviewing and thoroughly addressing the incidents that have occurred in order to create a healthy and civilized working environment. We will be resolute in ensuring that similar incidents do not recur.
In order to respect the readers’ affection for Nha Nam, we ask for permission to remove the personal apology that Mr. Nguyen Nhật Anh used the company’s fanpage to post.
And in order to be transparent with information, to respect the interest of the public, we ask for permission to quote the original Apology from him as follows:
“Apology
I am Nguyen Nhật Anh, Director of Nha Nam Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company. In the past, there have been many rumors related to what happened during my working process with a female employee in the company, so I feel it is time to speak up about some things to those who are interested.
I have had some actions expressing my interest and affection for her. These actions did not exceed the ethical boundaries between people and were in a specific context. But what I did not expect was to inadvertently cause confusion, annoyance, and possibly harm to her. It was not until recently that I found out. I sent my sincere apology to her on March 31, 2024.
Today, I would also like to apologize to colleagues, friends, close partners, and readers who love Nha Nam books for being bothered by a lot of false rumors online about the above story. After all, I still believe in the positivity of everything that has happened. I consider this a lesson for me to improve myself.
Best regards!”
Once again, please forgive us for the delay and the mistakes in our handling of this issue. We hope to receive sympathy and tolerance from our readers and related parties. Hopefully, the information that has been officially shared from us will reduce some of the negative effects on all cadres and employees of Nha Nam company in particular and the community of readers in general.
We take full responsibility and ask to listen to comments and suggestions from everyone in order to create a healthy working environment.
