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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.

Viet Nam Youth Theatre will stage a Gogol's play entitled The Government Inspector at Ha Noi Opera House next week.

The annual “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme, a run-up to the Lunar New Year festival, will take place in Hanoi on January 31 with various cultural activities for overseas Vietnamese (OVs).

US movie studio Disney's familiar, beloved characters Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and others will take audiences in Viet Nam to an enchanting world when Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival comes to the country for the first time

Vietnam has won 5.62 points from its results in the world’s five most acclaimed beauty pageants, which puts it in the 16th place on the ‘Grand Slam’ Ranking of the website Global Beauties this year.

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition has listed the top nine fine arts and photography events in 2015.

The capital city of Hanoi has planned three major art programmes on the evening of December 31 to stir excitement for city dwellers to enter 2016.

A 2,000 litre bottle of red wine that will serve 10,000 visitors is being shown at on-going Da Lat Flower Festival.

Thirty-six paintings are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi showcasing different cultures among artists from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.

Vietnam ranked 8th in the list of top 10 Big 4 Performer of the Year with 250 points thanks to outstanding performances of Vietnamese representatives at international beauty pageants in 2015, said famous magazine Missosology.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have ended a low-key three-day trip to Vietnam. This is also their sixth visit to the country since 2006, local media reported.

The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will put on two arts programmes, entitled the ‘Happiness Concert’, at the Hanoi Opera House on January 13-14 to raise money for charitable activities.

Many Vietnamese Facebook users have expressed their disappointment at the Miss Universe results.

Sixteen paintings by veteran female artist Nguyen Thi Hien never before seen by the public are on display at an exhibition in HCM City.