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Nhung Nguoi Con Cua Lang (Children of the Village) and Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere) will vie for the feature film award of US$5,000 at the third Hanoi International Film Festival, which kicks

An international fashion week will be held in Ho Chi Minh City next month with acclaimed Vietnamese designers showing off their collections along with their Asian and international counterparts.

The European Music Festival is returning Vietnam for its second edition on November 22-December 5.

A Vietnamese photographer famous for his nude photos won the E.VAPA Gold award from the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), the first time such works has been given the association's highest honour.

Disabled children will tell their stories and dreams through a painting exhibition that opens this weekend in Hanoi.

Vietnam will host the fifth Asia- Pacific bonsai festival in 2015, marking its first ever organisation of the event, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam War photographer Nick Ut received Achievement in Photojournalism at the 12th Annual Lucie Awards which was held in New York, the US on November 2 for his iconic portrayal of ‘Napalm Girl’ Phan Thi Kim Phuc.

The Saigon International Guitar Festival, featuring acclaimed foreign artists and educators, may be the year's most important event for classical guitarists in Vietnam.

Toyota Motor Vietnam has just announced its annual 2014 Toyota Classics Concert for charity has been set to perform at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on November 18.

The Department of Performing Arts has licensed Miss Sea Nguyen Thi Loan to represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2014 pageant set for London, the UK on December 14.

More than 200 top-flight designers and artists will be attending former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky’s Lynk Fashion Show on November 11 at Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Paragliding Open Championship 2014 will be held in the northern province of Hoa Binh from October 30 to November 2.

A wide range of short documentaries by young domestic and foreign filmmakers are set to screen at the Mini DocFest 2014 at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi from October 29-November 4.

Renowned photographer Ishikawa Bunyo displays the best of his American war images at an exhibition that opens today in Japan.

Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han will present Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) of leading domestic designers at Paris City Hall (Hotel de ville de Paris) on November 3 during her cultural exchange visit to France.

Thousands of ethnic Cham and tourists travelled to the Po Inu Nagar Temple, Po Klong Garai Tower and Po Rome Tower in the central province of Ninh Thuan to celebrate the traditional Kate festival that kicked off yesterday.

One Miss Vietnam contestant has been disqualified because of suspicions she has had plastic surgery.

A celebration of Germany's Oktoberfest will be held in Hanoi on October 23-24.