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Kieu Chinh returns to Vietnamese cinema as a grandmother in Mai no mot loi tam biet, released on September 11. At 89, she says her enthusiasm for acting continues to draw her to substantial roles.
At noon on 11 September 2026, Lên hương had earned over VND1.9bn that day and VND2.9bn in total. These are early-screening figures at that reporting cutoff.
Net Ha thanh opened on September 11 at Ho Van in Hanoi's Temple of Literature complex, exploring the city through ao dai and everyday objects. It forms part of the second Thang Long-Hanoi Festival.
Bang Di has made her first film investment in Len huong after concentrating on business. She said confidence in director Khuong Ngoc's storytelling motivated the decision.
Alex Gibney's documentary Musk has attracted attention following its Venice screening and public criticism from Elon Musk. Thanh Nien describes the nearly four-hour film as an examination of his technology career and wider influence.
UNESCO's representative in Vietnam highlighted opportunities arising from the 2027-2036 International Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development. Bao Van Hoa reported that the UN General Assembly adopted the Vietnam-proposed initiative.
A new Vietnamese translation of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient is being released in September. VnExpress notes that the 1992 novel won the Booker Prize and later received the Golden Man Booker in 2018.
South Korea recorded 505,410 foreign arrivals for study or training in 2025, exceeding half a million for the first time. Yonhap cited Korea Tourism Organization figures released by lawmaker Jin Sun-mee, showing that the category represented 2.7 percent of international arrivals.
Producer Toshio Suzuki says Hayao Miyazaki has largely remained unaware of the generative AI boom, even as images imitating Studio Ghibli's style spread widely online. Tuoi Tre reported the comments from Suzuki's interview with Asahi Shimbun.
