Japanese billionaire bought a Basquiat masterpiece for US$110.5 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new auction record for the 20th century great nearly 30 years after his death, Sotheby's said.
Young singers Bích Ngọc Idols and Sơn Tùng M-TP will represent Việt Nam at the Viral Fest Asia 2017 in Bangkok on June 2 and 3.
In 1969 President Hồ Chí Minh offered a French peace activist a woolen kepi hat on a cold evening. The gesture has become part of the lore surrounding the late leader.
Famous dishes of the southern region will be on offer at the annual Ẩm Thực Đất Phương Nam (Southern Land Cuisine) Festival that will take place from May 24 to 28 at Đầm Sen Park in HCM City’s District 11.
Two teams – Tamaya Katahara Fireworks from Japan and Sugyp from Switzerland – will launch their fireworks in the Hàn River during the second night performance of the 2017 Đà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival on Saturday.
A special performance featuring Vietnamese contemporary music and dance works will be held at the HCM City Opera House on May 19.
The Hà Nội audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an energetic atmosphere when Vietnamese and world-renowned DJs such as Hardwell play this Saturday.
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Emperor Akihito's granddaughter's upcoming engagement to her college sweetheart, a commoner, will cost the princess her royal status in a move that highlights the male-dominated nature of Japan's monarchy as it faces a potential succession crisis.
Belgium kicked off a year of Magritte Wednesday, marking the 50th anniversary of the Surrealist artist Rene Magritte's death with a series of events, including a major art exhibit in Brussels.
It was the smash-hit sitcom that entertained millions in the 1980s and 1990s and now it's back: Roseanne will again grace US television screens in 2018, ABC has announced.
For American couple Dan Drage and Kimberly Drage, it’s the people of Việt Nam that have made their 10-year stay here so enchanting.
A new documentary on President Hồ Chí Minh’s time in France from 1919-1923 will be aired on Việt Nam Television (VTV) tonight (May 18).
“Fire Fest”, a craft beer and barbeque festival, will be held at Oxygen in District 2 on May 20.
The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host a two-day Soul Carnivale music and arts festival on May 27 and 28.
The Dragonfly Theatre Company in cooperation with the SOUL Live Project will stage British playwright and sreenwriter Abi Morgan’s play Lovesong from May 24-28.
The Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s FVH Film Night will screen the Vietnamese classical movie Làng Vũ Ðại Ngày Ấy (The Old days of Vũ Ðại Village) at the Việt Nam Feature Films studio (VFS) on May 25.
The first Arts & Crafts Market Hanoi will be held this Saturday, from 9am to 5pm at 1B Đặng Thái Thân Street.
Việt Nam’s Tourism Ambassador and Hollywood film director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts returned to Việt Nam to launch a scholarship fund for Vietnamese students on Thursday.
