Entertainment

The first film produced by Vietnam and Japan will be launched nationwide in October.

On Saturday and Sunday mornings, visitors to Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 can hear the sweet sound of violin coming from a corner in the park.

The ‘Autumn Melodies 2015’ arts festival, introducing audiences with the essence of world academic music and the most prominent pieces by Vietnamese composers, officially opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Theatre.

Singer Son Tung, having received the most votes from fans, will represent Vietnam at the upcoming 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards set for October 25 in Milan, Italy.

Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in the six remaining legs of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2015, her coach, Dang Anh Tuan, confirmed.

A pop song written by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City has been included on two CDs by the Casa Musica, a music company in Germany.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa will do the best to ensure social security, healthcare, transport and food safety for the success of the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, slated to be held in Nha Trang City from September

A photo exhibition in downtown Ha Noi features the lives of visually impaired people in Ha Noi, offering insight into their unique worldview.

One hundred children aged 7-15 have participated in a painting contest that highlights the friendship between Vietnam and the US as well as the aspiration for peace and amity among nations around the world

A movie on one of Viet Nam's most notorious female gangsters won the Best Feature Southeast Asia Panorama award during the Festival of Globe Awards 2015 held in California, the US.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has passed an overall plan to compose a national dossier to nominate “Then” singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A line-up of talented classical musicians from Viet Nam and the US will gather to perform at the first Vietnamese American Music Festival, which will start in Ha Noi and HCM City this week.

Nha Nam Culture and Communication JSC will hold a Colour Me Marathon for adults on August 16 and 23 in HCM City.

Three Vietnamese cartoons have been chosen to participate in the Chuncheon International Cartoons Festival in September in the Republic of Korea (RoK), reported the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

More than 200 domestic and international artists for Monsoon Music Festival 2015 to be held in Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel from October 8-11.

The ‘Dieu Con Mai’ (Remaining Forever) concert will come back to the stage to mark Independence Day on September 2 after a one year hiatus.

The Vietnamese Cultural Days in the US kicked off in Washington D.C. to mark the 20th founding anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (1995-2015).

Nearly 100 maps along with many documents, objects and publications proving Vietnam ’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened on August 7 in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city,