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Vietnamese documentary movie Singing from behind the Bars won the Best Asian Project award at Docs Port Incheon 2016, which was held in South Korea from November 4th to 6th.

Supermodel Kha Trang has won the best national costume at the 2016 Miss Supranational beauty pageant held in Poland.

Authorities from HCM City and Gyoengsangbuk province of the Republic of Korea met on December 2 to discuss preparations for the World Culture Festival, which will be organised by Gyoengsangbuk in the Vietnamese city.

The International Kite Festival will take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria –Vung Tau from December 6-11, expecting to draw 67 artisans from 23 countries and territories, according to the organising board.

Vietnamese-American singer Khánh Ly will stage her first live show in HCM City this Friday, after leaving Vietnam 41 years ago to settle in the US.

With daytime temperatures almost always above 30 degrees, and lows never below 20, the site of ice in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City is an understandable draw.

Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece written by Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du in the late 18th century, has provided a wealth of inspiration for playwrights.

Formed in Paris in 2011, the rock band Grand Blanc, whose music is heavily influenced by the 80s new wave sound from bands like Joy Division and The Cure, will perform on December 3 at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi.

Thomas Anders, the lead singer from German duo Modern Talking, arrived in Hanoi early this morning, November 25, for his coming performance in the city.

The Danang International Flower Show 2016 will take place in the city from 25 - 26 November.

The mother of Angelina Jolie's adopted son has just denied rumours that she wanted the boy to be returned to Vietnam.

A street art fest hosted by The Factory and GiantStep Urban will take place in HCM City’s District 2 on November 26-27.

An event celebrating the diversified culture of ethnic groups will take place from November 18 to 23 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the capital’s Sơn Tây Town.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has lifted the ban on nude photography which took effect in May and met with opposition from many photographers.

Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolute secrecy.

Many of 100 sculptures located along Huong River in Hue City have been stolen or seriously deteriorated.

A total 97 artists aged between six and 29 from Ca Tru (ceremonial singing) clubs in Hanoi are joining together in the Hanoi Ca Tru Festival 2016 for young singers, which kicked off in the capital on November 11.

The fifteenth European Music Festival, to be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 18 to December 3, promises to offer Vietnamese audiences a line-up of spellbinding and enchanting concerts.