VOV.VN - A lacquer painting by late Vietnamese painter Nguyen Khang (1912-1989) went for EUR390,000 on November 28 at the "Major Works of Asian Painters" auction held by Aguttes in France.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Delegation of Vietnam to UNESCO to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) to implement procedures to bring the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal from France to Vietnam as soon as possible, said spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

The Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) announced on November 16 that it has transferred the operation technology of its OnBid – an online auction system – to Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN -French auction house Millon has agreed to hand over a gold seal of Vietnamese King Ming Mang in the 19th century to Vietnam instead of being put up for auction.

French auction house Millon has decided to defer the auction of Nguyen Dynasty King Minh Mang's 10.78-kg gold seal to November 18 noon due to “the strong interest of the Vietnamese State”.

VOV.VN - French auction house Millon has rearranged the sale of King Minh Mang of the Nguyen Dynasty's gold seal for an auction set to take place on November 11 following an intervention by relevant Vietnamese agencies.

VOV.VN - A golden bowl dating back to the reign of King Khai Dinh of the Nguyen Dynasty, who ruled Vietnam from 1916 to 1925, was sold for EUR680,000, equal to US$672,000, at Million auction house in France on October 31.

VOV.VN - The Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is in the process of finding a way to bring home two Nguyen Dynasty antiques, which are about to be auctioned in France by auction house Million, as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to direct the Vietnamese Embassy in France to verify information related to two Nguyen Dynasty antiques which are about to be auctioned in France by auction house Million.

VOV.VN - The painting "The et Sympathie" by local artist Le Pho has been sold for a total of US$1.3 million at the Modern Evening Auction of Sotheby's in Hong Kong (China).