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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that they would deliver strict punishments to music websites for publishing songs with crude or sexual lyrics.

Vietnam still lacks real audiences for authentic music, as most attendees of shows come to “watch” instead of listening to music, said musician Duong Thu.

The Danang Museum has put on a photo exhibition showing first-hand scenes of Chinese ships sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat.

Miss Universe Thailand has resigned less than a month into her reign after being harshly criticized on social media over her political comments and looks.

The well-known artist, Thanh Phong, shared his thoughts about the comic "Long Than Tuong" and their methods of raising funds for publication.

The national pageant, Miss Vietnam 2014, officially kicked off on June 4 with preliminary round to be staged in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Lieu from November 1-15.

Dutch mixing star Afrojack, rated ninth in DJ magazine's Top 100 DJs last year, is coming to HCM City's biggest r electronic dance music festival on Saturday.

Vietnamese and Japanese artists are now working together on a film which depicts the daily life and unique culture of Vietnam.

The 6th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival is expected to present 22 recent films to create a vibrant dialogue, featuring a variety of filmmaking styles and topics relevant to each society.

The Vietnam Musicians Association will organise a large-scale music festival focusing on seas and islands next Sunday.

Model Ly Nha Ky, Vietnam’s first tourism ambassador, has decided to leave the Vietnamese showbiz scene in order to focus on social activities.

Russian conductor Alexander Polyanichko will be the highlight of a concert with the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra on June 6 and 7.

A group exhibition, Out of Nowhere, which marks the grand opening of Sao La, a Galerie Quynh initiative, will feature works in a range of media from painting and photography to installation and video by 10 young artists based

Internationally-known chef Bobby Chinn has been put forth as a candidate for the Vietnam Tourism Ambassador for 2014 to 2017.

Asako Okiura stepped back and forth, looking attentively at a small oil painting of lotus flowers hanging at the ongoing exhibition of veteran artist Pham Luc.

Pi Nang Thi Hau glows as she tells people about a photo she took of her friends making banh tet (glutinous rice cakes) during the school's year-end celebration.

More than 100 photos featuring the daily life of locals and soldiers based at sea and on the country's islands are on display in downtown Hanoi.

Vietnamese singer My Tam was awarded “The best-selling artist from all major territories” at the World Music Awards 2014 (WMA) held in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 27.