Japanese experts have helped repair and preserve many Vietnamese antiques, director of the National Museum of History Nguyễn Văn Cường said at a conference held on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Cinema lovers can enjoy a wide range of films representing different cinema industries of the world as the Hà Nội International Film Festival 2018 (HANIFF) kicks off tonight.

In a ceremony at the Hồ Citadel today, the US Embassy’s Country Public Affairs Officer Molly Stephenson announced a grant of US$92,500 to conserve the stone vault and the south gate of the Hồ Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoá.

 A photo collection by Hoàng Thạch Vân vividly featuring the colourful Wa-ha ritual of the ethnic Chăm Bà Ni people in the south-central region has won the Special Award of the Heritage Photographic Contest.

A portrait made by algorithm smashed new boundaries Thursday, selling for US$432,500 and becoming the first piece of Artificial Intelligence art sold at a major auction house, Christie's said.

 A group of Canadian doctors are to begin prescribing trips to an art gallery to help patients suffering a range of ailments become a picture of health.

The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of the pilot e-visa issuance programme for foreigners visiting the country.

 The nearly 90-year-old Bình Tây Market in HCM City’s District 6 will reopen in November after being repaired and upgraded for two years.   

About 70 photos are on display at the Việt Nam Museum of Ethnology to show the lives of the Bru - Vân Kiều ethnic people of central Việt Nam.