A silk painting featuring a woman holding a paper fan by noted painter Nguyen Nam Son, co-founder of the Indochine Fine Arts College, shocked experts after being sold for 440,000 euro (504,300 USD) at an auction sale at Aguttes in Paris on October 22, marking the highest price paid for a work by the painter in a public sale.
A showroom featuring the “Nghe”, the spiritual animal mascot of Vietnam, has opened at the Hoa Lu cultural space in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
Vietnamese pristine plateaus, magnificent caves, gorgeous beaches, and great mountain ranges are idyllic setting of the blockbuster “Nguoi bat tu” (The Immortal) by famous Vietnamese US director Victor Vu, which is set to come out on October 26.
Nguyen Khuc Thuy Tien, who represents Vietnam at the Miss International 2018, has presented traditional Vietnamese conical hats as souvenirs to foreign contestants of the pageant.
The 8th International Science Film Festival in Vietnam, themed “Food Revolution”, is underway in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Goethe Institute announced at a press conference held in the capital city on October 22.
Vietnamese film Co Ba Sai Gon (The Tailor) produced by renowned actress Ngo Thanh Van has been entertaining the audiences at the Regency Theatres Westminster 10 (Goldenwest Westminster) in California, the US.
Performances by famous Vietnamese and international belly dancers are on show at the Ahlan International Belly Dance Festival held on October 19-23 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.
More than 2,600 runners, including foreigners from 50 countries and territories, took part in the Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018 in the capital city on October 21.
15-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.
Vietnam’s U19 football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Jordan at the team’s opener at the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship on October 19.
Vietnam’s national men’s football team on October 19 joined a practice session in Paju, in the northern region of the Republic of Korea (RoK), as part of its training course to prepare for the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.
Designers from lesser-known fashion industries such as Haiti, Turkey and Colombia will participate in the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) – Fall/Winter 2018, which is schedule to take place in Hanoi from October 25 to 27.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allowed Vietnam to host the Group E qualification matches for the 2019 AFC U19 Women’s Championship, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on October 18.