Entertainment

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).

The translation of the 18th century epic poem – Tale of Kieu (Truyen Kieu) – by Nguyen Du (1766-1820) into the Russian language will be completed this summer in honour of what would have been the poet’s 250th birthday.

For US photographer Catherine Karnow, every corner, person or moment in Vietnam could be inspiration.

Sungha Jung, a highly talented guitarist from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is returning to Vietnam for two concerts on April 18 and 19 in Hanoi and HCM City respectively.

Nguyen Duc Vinh, a nine-year-old boy from the northern province of Bac Ninh, won Viet Nam's Got Talent 2015 competition in HCM City.

A TV series on the American war in South Vietnam began airing on Vietnam Television's VTV1 channel this week, as part of the station's screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day, April 30.

India's government launched a new air quality index on Monday, under intense pressure to act after the World Health Organization declared New Delhi the world's most polluted capital.

France’s Le Monde newspaper has published a book about President Ho Chi Minh, a figure that won national independence for Vietnam.