Entertainment

A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) is set to take place in five days of the fourth quarter.

Preparation for the newest Legendary Pictures King Kong sequel is underway so that the shooting can start in February.

"Back to Origins" is the theme of this year's Tet calligraphy exhibition at the Temple of Literature from February 2-15.

Young cyclist Phan Hoang Thai racked up a silver medal for Vietnam in the men’s U-23 individual massed-start event at the ongoing Asian Cycling Championships in Japan.

Ten talented artists in different fields of movie, music and theatre were honoured at the annual Mai Vang Awards ceremony at the HCM City Opera House.

The technical crew for Legendary Pictures arrived in Ninh Binh province on January 20 to prepare for the company's new film, Kong: Skull Island or Titan, the upcoming King Kong prequel.

A Vietnam-Asia silk festival set to take place on March 28-29 will be a major cultural highlight of myriad of events celebrating the 41st anniversary of Hoi An City.

Dinner In The Sky – a slightly bizarre concept that has caught on in 45 countries in which 22 guests are hoisted in the air along with the banquet table and their chairs by a crane to dine 60

Tet Art 2016, the biggest Vietnamese and foreign art fair of the year, will kick off on January 21 in Hanoi.

The country's biggest art and handicraft products fair has just been opened in Hanoi for three weeks.

A documentary by US director Courtney Marsh on a Vietnamese victim of Agent Orange victim was nominated for an Academy Award for best short documentary.

Thanh Pho Khac (Another City), by young director Pham Ngoc Lan, will compete at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.

Former Manchester United (MU) midfielder David Beckham has invited two Vietnamese singers- Ho Ngoc Ha and Toc Tien- to join his party on January 14 in Beijing, China, according to Zing.vn.

More than 200 works from 80 local and international artists will be on show at the Tet Art Fair 2016, with prices aimed at attracting new collectors.

The Goethe Institute will introduce a multimedia concert on Saturday in which pianist Cao Thanh Lan will perform with audio recordings and video projections.

Professional and amateurs are invited to enter a street arts contest in music, dance, circus, magic, martial arts, and variety shows.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh has called on localities nationwide to pledge to stop brutal and violent festivals which often take place after Lunar New Year Holiday.