CULTURE AND SPORT

Dan Chu Cinema, one of the oldest in Hanoi, has just been shut down after years of poor business.

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and Opera will delight ballet lovers in Hanoi and HCM with performances of the ‘Nutcracker’ along with the musical score by the Tchaikovsky.

Animated short film My Home, made by overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Phuong Mai, is among 10 movies nominated for the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 88th Academy Awards 2016.

Do Duy Manh of Hanoi T&T is the only footballer to be nominated for two categories of the 2015 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards – best male player and best young male player.

Vietnamese model Quynh Mai left for Singapore on November 22 to attend the 4th Asia’s Next Top Model 2015.

Vietnam needs a law to ensure the development of performing arts in line with people's demands and the country's global integration, experts told a recent conference in HCM City.

The Department of Performing Arts officially gave permission to Pham Huong to participate in Miss Universe 2015.

A first-ever fashion show highlighting the beauty of people with disabilities is set take place at the Italian cultural centre “Casa Italia” (18 Le Phung Hieu Street, Hanoi) at 10 am on November 21 and at a later stage

Missosology and Global Beauties have both chosen Nguyen Thi Le Quyen among their top ten first Official Hot Picks for Miss Supranational 2015.

About 150 amateur singers from all over the world will sing for joy at a Hanoi Opera House concert slated for November 28.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has designated Anoa Suzanne Dussol Perran, President and CEO of An Hoa Tourism Company as tourism ambassador to France.

Over 5,000 local and foreign runners will race in the Da Nang Barefoot Run 2015-16 across central city's pristine white My Khe Beach on December 6.

Major Vietnamese TV stations have reached a pact on how much they are willing to pay for English Premier League football coverage for the 2016-2019 seasons.

Six films, three photo exhibitions, three conferences and three activities related to the issue of climate change will be held in HCM City and Hanoi to accompany the COP21 International Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris.

Vietnam won a gold and a silver medal at the International Boxing Tournament Balkan 2015, which ended in Bulgaria.

While most teenagers follow Hollywood films, games, rock music and fashion, 17-year-old Hoang Nguyen Khanh Linh prefers drawing in her quiet corner at home.

A photo exhibition featuring 80 works by ethnic minority children portraying their dreams and daily life opened in Ha Giang Province.

Hanoi authorities are struggling to deal with rising number of commercial posters and banners for music events littering the streets.

The ancient culture of Hanoi will be reproduced during a programme entitled ‘Memory of Hanoi’, which will be held at Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi from December 30 to January 4, the Hanoi municipal Department of Tourism has announced.