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Photographers in Vietnam are learning to explore their craft as both a commercial enterprise and artistic form, a photographer suggests.

Eighteen year-old Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen from northern Nam Dinh province was crowned Miss Vietnam 2014.

Designers will premiere 1,000 of their latest creations during the Vietnam Fashion Week Spring-Summer for one week.

Tonight, all eyes of Vietnam will be on the tropical paradise of Phu Quoc Island and the crowing of the next Miss Vietnam, but the dazzling, sometimes elegant images, from this year’s illustrious competition are certain to last a lifetime.

POPS Awards, which honour digital entertainment products, will be presented soon for the first time in Vietnam.

More than 60 restaurants and hotels from over 20 countries and territories are showcasing their special dishes at an international food festival which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4.

Singer Ho Quynh Huong was named "Best Asian Artist" at the prestigious 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong on December 3.

Images of culture and daily life in Vietnam 100 years ago are now on show in the capital city.

China will send artists, film-makers, and TV personnel to live among the masses in rural areas in order to "form a correct view of art", state media said on Tuesday.

Cau Vong Khuyet (Part of the Rainbow), a play by Kim Khanh staged at IDECAF yesterday to mark World HIV//AIDS Prevention Day, December 1, gave the audience a glimpse into the challenges faced by gay people.

Plentiful fashion shows and exhibitions are keeping Vietnamese fashion designers busy as the year nears its end.

Renowned cai luong (reformed opera) artist Hong Nga plans to organise a live show to mark her 70th birthday on January 17 in HCM City.

Vietnam’s Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of its Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris on November 27.

Hanoi’s grooviest art scene is set to premiere for the first time ever at the Hang Da Trade Centre, December 5-28, with artworks of more than 59 artists.

Vietnam is requesting UNESCO recognition for Vi-Giam folk singing at the organisation’s meeting from November 24-28 in Paris.

Pham My Linh has withdrawn from Miss Vietnam 2014 after she was accused of having had a nose job.

The Museum of Fine Arts is displaying art pieces made from everyday objects across the nation at an exhibition in Hanoi.

A total of 130 films from 32 countries and territories will be screened at the third Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF).