Vietnamese movie star and director, Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, will star in the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi, confirmed its distributor, Walt Disney Studios. Vietnamese-American actress, Kelly Marie Tran, who will also star in Star Wars, will come to Việt Nam at the end of this month before the movie hits the theatres internationally on December 15.

The art of making poonah paper from the bark of a tree for artwork and votive offerings is being revived in Yên Thái, a village outside Hà Nội that made the product for at least 600 years.

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Amazon said Monday it had acquired the global television rights to The Lord of the Rings, based on the celebrated fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a multi-season commitment.

Christie's kicked off the fall auction season in New York on Monday a Vincent Van Gogh leading the way at $81.3 million with robust sales of impressionist and modern art.

An exhibition on Hồ Chí Minh was opened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President as a great man of peace and culture.

A new exhibition at the Hà Nội Museum features work by two painters whose contrasting themes and styles portray the world’s diversity.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will hold the “A Night of Concertos” concert at the Opera House this week, featuring Japanese and Vietnamese soloists.