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VN royal lacquer painting sold for $265,000

 VietNamNet Bridge – A co-worked lacquer painting by noted artists Hoang Tich Chu (1912-2003) and Nguyen Tien Chung (1914-1978) was sold for 226,900 euros (US$265,000).

Masters’ artworks up for auction

 VietNamNet Bridge – An auction featuring works by the masters of Vietnamese fine arts will be held at the Chon Auction House on June 24.

Vietnamese Painter’s Artworks Set For Auction at Sotheby’s

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two paintings by the late Vietnamese artist Nguyen Huyen have been sold at a Hong Kong auction for almost US$22,000.

HCM City to auction 5,200 resettlement apartments

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will auction 5,200 resettlement apartments and land lots out of nearly 14,000 unoccupied apartments and land lots initially designed for resident relocation, 

Paintings of renowned artists to be auctioned

 VietNamNet Bridge – Paintings of renowned Vietnamese artists are being displayed at Chon Auction House and will be put up for auction this Sunday.

Christie’s to auction first made-in-Vietnam handicraft

 VietNamNet Bridge – A handmade lacquer work from Viet Nam will go under the hammer at Christie’s in London today.

Five cities to auction interesting number plates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho will be the first five cities in the country to sell plate numbers at an auction.

Book fair to auction rare editions for charity

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book fair offering rare and old books will be held at the HCM City pedestrian-only Book Street on Friday.

Trove of Marilyn Monroe's personal belongings to go up for auction

 A collection of personal items including handwritten notes and jewelry that belonged to film star Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in November at Julien's Auctions.

HCM City book fair to auction scarce editions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Readers in HCM City will have an opportunity to own rare and old books at a fair opening today at Nha Nam Thu Quan Coffee Shop.

Sotheby's to auction former owner's $500m art collection

 Works by Modigliani, Picasso and Thomas Gainsborough, owned by the former owner of Sotheby's, are to be sold by the auction house later this year.

Gia Tri's painting fetches over US$99,000 at auction

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lacquer painting by noted Vietnamese artist, the late Nguyen Gia Tri, was the second-most expensive work to be sold at the Larasati Auction in Singapore last weekend.

Mining rights to go up for auction

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved a plan to auction mineral mining rights in 2015.

Russia's Usmanov to give back Watson's auctioned Nobel medal

 Russia's richest man has revealed that he bought US scientist James Watson's Nobel Prize gold medal, and intends to return it to him.

Antiques and precious paintings on display

VietNamNet Bridge – Fifteen collectors showcased their antique items and paintings at the exhibition ‘Antiques Culture & Contemporary Fine Art Paintings – the National Pride’, opened from October 12-19

Domain-name market takes shape, auction to begin in Sept.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 500,000 domain names had been registered as of June, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC), but only 280,000 had been activated.

MIC to auction domain names, phone numbers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The government has issued a decision to allow the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to auction domain names and phone numbers.

Mixed reactions to construction firms’ IPOs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several civil engineering construction companies have launched their initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent times, leaving mixed reactions among investors.

Villas in Da Lat to be sold for building administrative complex

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Lam Dong province will auction and rent some state-owned villas in the city of Da Lat to raise funding for the construction of the central administration complex.

New rule enables VAMC to auction bad debt

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam has just issued Circular 19 regulating operations of the Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC), giving it the mandate to auction bad debts at credit institutions.