
Entertainment


Are local museums falling out of favour?
There are a few museums in HCM City that attract many tourists on a daily basis, including War Remnants Museum, Hồ Chí Minh Museum and the Fine Arts Museum, among others.

Nude exhibition held in Hanoi
14 artists from Hai Phong City have opened a nude painting and sculpture exhibition entitled Phuong at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

Mỹ Khê beach to host kite festival
More than 60 kite artists will take part in the Đà Nẵng kite festival on Mỹ Khê Beach in Sơn Trà district on July 15-16, according to the city’s Festival and Event Organising centre.

Vietnamese antiquities to be sold in first-of-its-kind auction
Vietnamese antiquities and art treasures with great historical and cultural value will be auctioned on August 19 in Hanoi, marking the first time a professional auction company authorised by the Hanoi People’s Committee to sell the country’s antiquities.

'Gangnam Style' dethroned as top YouTube video
Gangnam Style, the quirky South Korean video that spawned a global dance craze and went so viral it nearly broke YouTube, has finally been dethroned as the most watched video.

Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 launched in HCM City
The Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 on Monday (July 10) begins its sixth annual edition, with the aim of preserving Vietnam’s cultural values.

Vietnam's last Java rhino's skeleton on display
The skeleton of the last Java rhino in Vietnam is being displayed at the Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Lam Dong.

International fingerstyle guitar fest in Hanoi, HCM City
The 3rd Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival will be held in Hanoi and HCM City on July 18 & 19.


Sunken fret guitar still sings a different tune
Eminent music teacher Nguyễn Vĩnh Bảo always hung a colloquial đàn ghi-ta phím lõm (sunken fret guitar, or lute with six strings), as a unique feature of Vietnamese music, among other traditional musical instruments.

Award-winning contemporary Vietnamese dance, music at Opera House
The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will celebrate original contemporary music and dance works by Vietnamese composers and choreographers at a special performance at the city’s Opera House on July 9.

Vietnam Culture Day shines in Austria
The Vietnam Culture Day was held in Vienna City Hall, Austria on July 3 with the engagement of 400 visitors.

Haiphong wants buffalo fighting festival to continue despite fatal accident
Haiphong City still wants to continue holding Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival which was temporarily halted after a local man was gored to death by his fighting buffalo.

HCM City to have new opera house
The Voice of HCM City People (VOH) radio station plans to open a new opera house called Music One this month.

Buffalo fighting festival halted after fatal buffalo attack
The famous Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival 2017 has just been suspended after a local man was gored to death by his fighting buffalo.

Thai beauty crowned Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017
Thai girl Nuttanan Naree has been named Miss Friendship of ASEAN this year.


TV, film piracy remain big concern in Vietnam
Television and film piracy is one of the most talked about issues and poses a persistent problem for the creative industry. A number of copyright measures have been taken, but many shows appear online just hours after being broadcast.

French photographer promotes ethnic cultures
40 photographs featuring the rich diversity of Vietnam’s ethnic cultures through the eyes of a French artist are being displayed at an outdoor exhibition in the central town of Hoi An.
Most Read
Multimedia
01:14Free fountain shows draw crowds to HCM City park
01:06HCM City flower street opens for 2026 Lunar New Year
03:58Ninh Binh landscapes featured in Secret Garden’s new music video
01:24Fireworks show marks successful 14th National Party Congress
02:14