Artist Trần Huy Oánh released his book of paintings, titled Kí Họa Thời Chiến - Tâm Huyết Còn Mãi Với Thời Gian (Wartime Sketches – Everlasting Devotion), on November 6 in Hà Nội.

Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov will wear Vietnamese áo dài (traditional long robe) tailored from a 15m-long bolt of cloth at an event honouring the traditional costume.

The long-lasting beauty of áo dài – the traditional dress of Vietnamese women – has become the inspiration for the film Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor), which opens today in theatres around the country.

Paintings of renowned Vietnamese artists are being displayed at Chọn Auction House and will be put up for auction this Sunday. Among the paintings featured is the sketch-on-paper portrait Cô Thành Cuối Năm Ất Sửu (Miss Thành in late 1985) by the late renowned artist Bùi Xuân Phái. 

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.