Entertainment

A 15-minute film by Vietnamese director Hoang Tran Minh Duc will be screened to compete at the Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner event held from May 14 to 24.

The Ministry of Information and Communications on May 13 received and publicised a world atlas that affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

The small, happy world of a nine-year-old boy born with autism, as seen through his paintings, is now on display in downtown Hanoi.

Knowledge of how dengue fever spreads and key behaviours to prevent it will be disseminated in an appealing manner through a play to be staged at 21 primary schools in two HCM City districts this month.

As many as 800 new designs by 17 Vietnamese and foreign designers will be staged during the Vietnam Autumn-Winter Fashion Week 2014 from May 11-14 in Hanoi.

A photo exhibition depicting the Dien Bien Phu Victory is now on display in Quang Binh province, the resting place of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

A new museum which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be inaugurated on May 5.

Visitors to the Thanh Hoa Museum can now see an exhibition of pack-bikes and other items used by local people during the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

Nguyen Cong Tri is one of 100 well-known contemporary designers who have been invited to Italy to attend a large fashion exhibition.

Vietnam Film Week in Laos is scheduled to take place from May 5-11 in Vientiane and Savannakhet provinces, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory.

Da Nang will build the Hoang Sa Museum inspired by the design of a 1835-made seal from the Nguyen dynasty's King Minh Mang for establishing the Hoang Sa Flotilla.

An exhibition showcasing autographs of famous personalities from all over the world will open to the public in Hanoi on Friday.

Vietnam is preparing to celebrate the United Nations Day of Vesak 2014 (the day of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death) at Bai Dinh Temple in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 7-11.

Over the past few days the Vietnamese entertainment industry has been abuzz over claims by certain artists that they have been cursed with black magic.

An exhibition themed "General Vo Nguyen Giap through artworks" opened in Hanoi on April 27, partially reproducing the portrait of General Vo Nguyen Giap - the elder brother of the Vietnamese People's Army.

More than 300 gong artisans from ethnic minority groups across the Central Highland province of Lam Dong will join together in a gong culture festival in Lac Duong district on April 29-30.

Director Thanh Van talked about some of the challenges he faced in making a state-funded historical film about the battle of Dien Bien Phu.

An eclectic mix of ceramic statues are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History in an exhibition that chronicles the historical roots of Vietnamese culture.