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Korean award-winning movie a magnet to Vietnamese audience

The award-winning ‘Parasite’ has become the movie of the Republic of Korea that attracts the largest audience in early screenings in Vietnam since it hit the cinema houses on June 21.

The dark comedy attracted 16,000 movie goers, raking in more than 1.2 billion VND (51,860 USD) right on its debut.

In May, the movie, directed by Bong Joon-ho, won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Korean film to receive the award.
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Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Cultures of the World Festival closes with celebration of global unity

Held from October 10–12, the festival was of an unprecedented scale, featuring 48 countries and international organisations, 45 cultural spaces, 34 international culinary booths, 23 art troupes from Vietnam and abroad, 12 publishing and book exhibition units, and 22 countries joining the international film screenings. This made the largest cultural diplomacy event in Vietnam’s history.

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