Entertainment

South Africa's team lit up the sky with a rainbow and musical performance at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition last night.

More than 100 pieces of ancient jewellery have gone on show at Hue's Royal Antiquities Museum, offering a window on Vietnam history.

Banners protesting the American war in Vietnam as well as gifts from international friends that encouraged Vietnamese people in their resistance wars are on display at an ongoing exhibition at the Vietnam National Museum of History.

More than 10 paintings and sculptures made on the subject of war by artists from across the country are on display in downtown Hanoi.

In the wake of 9/11, the FBI recruited thousands of informants to spy on the country’s Muslim communities. In a thrilling exposé, two filmmakers follow a felon-turned-informant as he tries to snare an alleged terror suspect, with devastating results.

Vietnam Television has made what it has called a significant investment in licensing, producing and promoting a new sport game show in Vietnam entitled – Unlimited-Sasuke Vietnam – based upon the successful US version called American Ninja Warrior.

The South African team, newcomers to the 2015 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition, will perform the curtain-raiser on April 28, said the organising committee at a media briefing on April 24.

Some of Norway's top orchestral musicians and internationally famed opera artists like Siri Torjesen, Magnus Staveland, and Cho Hae Ryong will join the HBSO Symphony Orchestra and Choir for concerts at the HCM City Opera House on May 8

A 30-minute film based on real people who have HIV and face discrimination will be shown at the Adora Premium Wedding Reception and Convention Centre in HCM City on April 23.

American singer Katy Perry will arrive in HCM City to attend the Under 30 Summit being held by Forbes Vietnam on May 12.

A rickshaw which belonged to a king of the Nguyen Dynasty has finally arrived home after some 100 years being away and will be put on display in the central region next week.

Filmstars Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sophie Marceau, as well as cult director Guillermo del Toro, are among the members of this year's Cannes film festival jury, organisers announced.

Rocker Pham Anh Khoa and his PAK band will play for free during their tour of 10 colleges and universities in HCM City.

American singer, actress, and songwriter Demi Lovato will be guest singer in a music event in HCM City next month, multimedia company YAN Group has said in a release.

A class for female DJs will take place in Hanoi this weekend with the hopes of building a network of female music professionals.

Music reality shows are proliferating on television, at the expense of live performances to ticket-buying audiences, concert organisers say.

Police in HCM City have broken a prostitution ring involving models and actresses, several of whom were reported as missing persons.

Pham Thanh Luong of Hanoi on April 13 beat his teammate Nguyen Van Quyet and Le Cong Vinh of Binh Duong to win the Golden Ball Award for the best Vietnamese footballer of the year.

An array of activities will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to observe the second Vietnam Book Day (April 21).