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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that nearly 20,000 security personnel will be deployed in Phnom Penh to maintain order during the Water Festival, which will take place from November 10-12.

The 2019 World Circus Festival, themed ‘New chapter for a wonder’, will be held in Ha Long City, in the northernprovince of Quang Ninh, from November 11-17.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta region and its farmers are featured in a new painting exhibition at the HCM City Association of Fine Arts.

As many as 30 Vietnamese films will be screened for free in Hanoi and HCM City on November 6-12 to celebrate the Việt Nam Film Festival.

The Vietnamese-Polish winner of MasterChef in Poland, Ms. Ola Nguyen, will headline a special “Polish Gastronomy Week” on November 8-15 in Hanoi.

An exhibition covering up to 250 sketch paintings by People’s Artist Ngo Manh Lan is being held at Hanoi Fine Arts University.

An exhibition of Dong Ho folk prints has opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

A week of free film screenings is to be launched in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 6 to 12 to commemorate the 21st Vietnam Film Festival, which will take place later this month.

First there was Tutu, the "African Mona Lisa" sold last year for 1.5 million dollars. Then a second portrait by revered Nigerian painter Ben Enwonwu, called Christine, sold in mid-October, for 1.4 million dollars.

A wide variety of attractive activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi from November 1-30, aiming to honour the cultural quintessence of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The Vietnam-Korea Culture and Culinary Festival 2019 will take place in Ly Thai To Square near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from November 8-10, the Republic of Korea (RoK) Embassy in Vietnam announced at a press briefing in Hanoi

A local film festival in suburban Tokyo has come under fire for dropping a movie examining views on the highly controversial issue of sex slavery and Japan's wartime military brothels.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has dismissed the head of the Cinema Department, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, following the approval of Abominable at local cinemas.

Ho Chi Minh City will host Miss Charm International 2020, the first competition of its kind in the world, in early next year.

The 2019 ‘Art in the Forest’ exhibition (AIF 2019) offically opened in Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on October 26.

From October 25 to November 3, “Hermès Heritage – In Motion” will be open to visitors at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, completely free of charge.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is set to hold a J-Dance vol.2 event at the Youth Theater in Hanoi across two days on November 1 and 2.