FRANKFURT, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 72nd Frankfurt Book Fair opened on Tuesday evening with live streaming of the opening ceremony taking place in its traditional venue, Frankfurt's Festhalle, attended only by guests invited for the opening, staff and journalists and no on-site audience due to coronavirus concerns.
This year's special edition of the world's largest trade fair of the publishing industry, officially running from Wednesday to Sunday, will be mostly virtual.
