France’s master of black Pierre Soulages announced yesterday that he will be the subject of a vast retrospective at the Louvre museum in Paris next year, and possibly an ambitious show in New York as well.

It’s a Christmas Eve tradition cherished by Londoners since Victorian times: buying a hunk of meat at a massive discount in a sprawling market tucked away near St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Việt Nam has a rich variety of hotpots from seafood and chicken to beef, but among them lẩu cua bầu (sea crab with squash hotpot) is a favourite of Hanoians when winter comes.

An exhibition displaying smart city products and solutions kicked off yesterday (December 24) in the provincial administrative building of Đà Lạt, opening a series of activities celebrating the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the city in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.

Russian dance and Vietnamese circus acts will be featured during the Russian Christmas Tree festival at the Việt Nam Central Circus, 67-69 Trần Nhân Tông Street, Hà Nội.

The photograph Đất Võ (The Land of Martial Art) by Hoàng Bích Nhung has won first prize at the photo contest Vẻ Đẹp Việt Nam (The Charm of Việt Nam).

Artisans from Indonesia and Việt Nam recently shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ workshop held in Buôn Ma Thuột city, the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

New Warner Bros. release Aquaman made the biggest waves in North American theatrers over the weekend with US$67.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated on Sunday.

Christmas is near! In Palestine this feast has a special flavour.