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A fashion show about ao dai and brocade has been held at the State Museum of Oriental Art, in Moscow, Russia on June 10 on the occasion of the Vietnam Year in Russia. The fashion show, The Colours of Vietnam-Minh Hanh, features unique ao dais made by famous designer Minh Hanh. Nguyen Quynh Mai, Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, Vietnamese people who are working and living in Russia as well as Russian students and locals attended the show. Albina Legostaeva, representative of the museum and supervisor of the show said the audience might not understand the ethnicity that could be packed into the ao dai. But now they can enjoy the brocade materials made by the people from H'Mong, Ta Oi, K'ho and Dao minority groups. "Russia is so mysterious that it will take me my whole life to discover everything. I love the sincerity here," Minh Hanh said. She went on to say that finally, she was able to go to Russia to see the birch trees and the Don River which she had only seen on … [Read more...] about Vietnamese ao dai collection shines in Russia

A photo collection in which a Ukrainian model has posed with lotus flowers in Hanoi has attracted public interest. The photo collection was taken by Nguyen Trung Anh, 22, in Hanoi. Anh said that he accidentally saw Olga Salyuk from Ukraine take a walk around the West Lake, so he invited her to be the model. She is a professional model in Ukraine, so was happy to collaborate.  Trung Anh has been working in the photography sector for four years. He also has the passion for filming and drawing.  Posing with lotus flowers has become a trend for many people in Hanoi. Every lotus season, the lotus pond becomes a place to attract crowds of young couples and families to take pictures.   Lotus flowers near Ho Tay are usually in full bloom from the beginning of June, attracting large numbers of visitors.  The selfie-lovers find the admission fees, ranging from VND30,000 to VND50,000 (USD1.30-2.20) per person quite acceptable.  The pond … [Read more...] about Ukrainian model poses with Hanoi lotus flowers

Since its sale for a record $450 million, the whereabouts of the "Salvator Mundi," said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world's greatest mysteries. In 2017, "Salvator Mundi" was sold at auction by Christie's as a work by Leonardo da Vinci for a record $450 million but its authenticity has been questioned GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File On Monday, London-based art dealer Kenny Schachter, writing for the website Artnews, offered answers: the painting now resides on the gargantuan yacht owned by powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Since its record-setting sale at Christie's in 2017, the painting, in which Jesus Christ is depicted emerging from darkness blessing the world with one hand while holding a transparent globe in the other, has never been exhibited in public, triggering doubts about its ownership, whereabouts and authenticity. Many art experts are split over whether the painting is genuine, saying it was not painted by the … [Read more...] about World’s most costly painting on Saudi prince’s yacht: report

Many photos featuring Vietnamese people living with polluted air have been put on display at an on-going photo exhibition on plastic waste in HCM City. The photos are winning and outstanding entries to the Catch The Atmosphere - Expose The Pollution photography contest. The exhibition will be held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in HCM City on June 5, the Banking University of HCM City on June 7, University of Transport and Communication on June 12 and the Centre for Health Communication and Education. Some photos of the exhibition: A photo depicting the smoking from Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant in Quang Ninh Province by Nguyen Thanh Chung Pham Huy Dang submitted a photo about collecting scraps at the dumping site A photo by Le Van Cuong which shows smokes cover the whole mountainside as farmers in Lam Dong dry the coffee beans Other entries at the exhibition Pha Lai Thermal Power Plant by Ha Long Bay by Tran Ngoc Nam Congestion at Dao Duy Anh-Xa Dan … [Read more...] about Exhibition showcases urban pollution in Vietnam