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Two Vietnamese films up for consideration at Oscars

The films are action flick 578: Phat đan cua ke dien (578 Magnum) and Nhung dua tre trong suong (Children of the Mist). According to the website Deadline, voters had a choice of a total of 27 animated features, along with 144 documentary features and international features from 92 countries. Shortlists for the Documentary and International Feature category will be announced on December 21, with Oscar noms set to be unveiled on January 24. This year’s ceremony is set to be broadcast on March 12 from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Vietnam’s 578 Magnum will compete in the Best International Feature Film award category. Directed by Luong Dinh Dung, the film tells the story of a father who works as a driver of a container truck hunting down a group of criminals who kidnaped his daughter. Meanwhile, Children of the Mist will compete in the Documentary Feature Film award category. Directed by Ha Le Diem, the 90-minute long documentary is narrated by a 12-year-old et...

Culture Ministry finds way to bring home Nguyen Dynasty antiques

According to details given by Labour Newspaper, the MCST sent an official dispatch to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-ordinated with the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France to work directly with Paris-based MILLON auction house. They have been working together in an attempt to verify information relating to two Nguyen Dynasty antiques, including their owner, legality, expected selling price, and ability to negotiate direct purchases without auction. Based on discussions held with the auction house, the Ministry will propose the most suitable plan in order to repatriate the antiques in accordance with the laws of the host country and international practices. The Ministry stated that if the seal was the ‘Hoang de chi bao (Emperor’s Treasure)’, then it had been used for the country’s public and political activities throughout a historical period and carried significant historical and cultural value. According to a release publi...