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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has officially decided to fine several music websites for publishing songs with crude or sexual lyrics.

The sixth Meeting of ASEAN Puppetry Association officially kicked off at the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre in Hanoi on June 19.

A national competition for younger people involved in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.

Hanoi and HCM City film fanatics will have the chance to watch a premier red carpet live stream of a famous Hollywood blockbuster “Transformer 4- Age of Extinction” which will be broadcast live on MTV channel.

A Fine art exhibition themed “Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands” opened in Hanoi on June 18.

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