Entertainment

Street artists compete for prizes, adulation in HCM City

Thousands of pedestrians recently crowded Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City to enjoy a multi-disciplinary Street Art Contest featuring hip-hop dance, a street symphony orchestra, rock bands, a magic show and other performances.

What's on Jannuary 9-15, 2017 (Daily updated)

National treasures go on display

16 national treasures will be displayed for the first time at the National Museum of Vietnamese History.

News sites fined for coverage of comedian sex offender

Three news sites in Vietnam have been fined a total VND80 million (USD3,570) for publishing articles with inappropriate content about convicted child sex offender comedian Minh Beo.

What's on Jannuary 2-8, 2017 (Daily updated)

Around 300 artworks to feature at Vietnam’s largest art fair

As many as 300 outstanding artworks reflecting typical characteristics and styles by over 160 artists across the nation will be presented at the Domino Art Fair 2017, the largest of its kind ever.

What's on December 26-Jan1 (Daily updated)

Sapa celebrates first-ever Snow Festival

The first Snow Festival opened in Sapa town in the northern province of Lao Cai as an event to celebrate Christmas Day and New Year 2017.

Calls for boycott of convicted sex offender comedian

Famous composer Nguyen Quoc Trung has just called on local artists to boycott comedian Minh Beo who has just returned to Vietnam after serving nine months in jail in the US for child sexual assault.

Hanoi showcased in painting exhibition

50 lacquer, oil and acrylic paintings are being displayed at the exhibition of artist Van Duong Thanh to welcome the lunar year of rooster.

Vietnam among top 10 at Miss Tourism International

Hoàng Thu Thảo won the best national costume award and was among the top 10 at Miss Tourism International 2016, which was held on December 18 in Shanghai, China.

Ministry works on documentaries to advertise tourism

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Culture is producing two documentaries aimed at advertising domestic tourism following the ministry’s tourism advertising through cinema project.

What's on December 19-25 (Daily updated)

Richard Marx debuts in Hanoi

US singer-songwriter Richard Marx will perform at the Christmas Concert 2016 in Hanoi today, December 19, alongside Vietnamese singers.

Samba gets new rhythms 100 years after first recording

Monday nights feel like Saturdays in Rio's Little Africa neighborhood when the sun sets and the samba starts to play.

National treasures take centre stage in Hanoi

A special exhibition featuring Vietnam’s national treasures will take place at the Vietnam National Museum of History for five months from January to May 2017.

Renowned works of arts to be auctioned

Three sculptures and 20 paintings by renowned Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian artists will go under the hammer at an auction in HCM City this Saturday.

What's on December 12-18 (Daily updated)

Young director shines at international film festival

Vietnamese director Phung Dinh Dung and his animated short Painted Flower made the final round for the China's KingBonn Award, propelling him into the Top 41 best directors of the International New Media Short Film Festival 2016.

"Tape Art Collective Berlin" to tour Vietnam

"Tape Art Collective Berlin", a group of young German artists based in Berlin, will visit Vietnam and introduce, exchange their art performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from December 11 to 18.

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