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A nearly 1000-year-old ink painting by one of China's greatest literati masters Su Shi is expected to fetch US$51 million at auction, Christie's said Thursday as the work went on view in Hong Kong.

While many localities are calling for an end to the brutal killing of buffaloes at festivals, local authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province's Hong Tien Commune have announced a plan for their traditional Buffalo Stabbing Festival.

A new exhibition of 78 thủy mặc (ink and wash) watercolour paintings by 40 Chinese-Vietnamese artists has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

One of the country’s biggest sea festivals will take place from August 28 to September 3 in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

A day of “Cheo” singing, or Vietnamese opera, will be held on August 26 at Hao Nam Temple in Hanoi’s Dong Da district.

More than 500 films from nearly 50 countries and territories will be introduced at the fifth Hanoi International Film Festival.

The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival held at Nguyen Hue Street in HCM City proved popular with tourists last weekend.

A vegetarian cuisine week is taking place from August 19 to 26 at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

Travel is changing and hotels and resorts of all sizes need to stay abreast of trends and even create their own.

In a joyful atmosphere of Quang Nam rural market and the exciting music performance of the Reinhardt Reissner Big Band–Brass Music From Bavaria, a variety of specialties and seafood, your Saturday night will be more happy with family and friends.

Vietnam are Southeast Asia’s number one team, coming in at 102 on the FIFA World Rankings for August.

The Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2018 will take place at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi on August 25.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have approved the Mrs Vietnam Model 2018 beauty pageant for women from 25 to 50 years old.

The first Vietnam Puppetry Festival will be held on HCM City’s Nguyen Hue Street from August 16 to 18 with the participation of six Vietnamese theatres.

The National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi has received 18 artefacts from different cultural periods from Germany.

The 2018 Hanoi International Piano Festival will begin a week of piano masterclasses, conferences and workshops at the National Academy of Music on August 11.