Family Life, an artwork of Vietnamese late painter Lê Phổ fetched US$1.2m when it was sold at Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s home late last week.

The central city will host the ASEAN Community Exhibition in marking the 50th anniversary of ASEAN foundation on May 19-25.

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) yesterday in Hà Nội granted 85 scholarships  with total value worth VNĐ510 million to young music talents of five musical universities and colleges nationwide for the 2016-17 school year.

Nguyễn Thị Sao Ly, a 24-year-old Vietnamese student from the central city of Đà Nẵng, has received full PhD scholarship offers to study medicine at eight prestigious US universities.

South Korean conductor Lim Jun Oh will lead the “Classical Music in Movies” concert featuring music of well-known and award-winning movies at the HCM City Opera House on April 8 and 9.

The fourth Việt Nam Book Fest opened on Thursday in Thống Nhất Park, Trần Nhân Tông Street, Hai Bà Trưng District.