Entertainment

The first high-end, large-scale exhibition featuring Japanese history, culture and the long-term trading relations between Japan and Vietnam has opened in downtown Hanoi.

All Megastar cinemas have been renamed CGV as of Wednesday, January 15, announced the CJ CGV Group of South Korea, the new manager of Vietnam's biggest cinema chain.

Hollywood is holding its breath for the unveiling on Thursday of this year's Oscar nominations, with top Golden Globes winners "12 Years A Slave" and "American Hustle" leading a crowded field of contenders.

The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright announced the best selling song of 2013, which brought in around USD7,759 in licensing fees.

Hollywood actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin have arrived in Nepal to shoot a new film based on the Everest bestseller "Into Thin Air", a government official said.

After putting the finish-ing touches to her tied-up hair, and buttoning up her glittering, long silk dress, Doan Thi Thu Huong takes a deep breath and walks onto the stage.

A spring festival celebrating the upcoming Year of the Horse will take place in Hanoi from January 16-23 with an exciting and varied programme.

Vietnamese model, Ngo Thanh Van, has been selected as one of the top most beautiful women in the world by website World Actuality.

Veteran musician Vu Huy Tien has spent 30 years writing Vietnamese lyrics and the music score for the contemporary opera Notre Dame de Paris, based on the French author Victor Hugo's classic novel.

Tanaka Koji, a Japanese specialist, has met with leaders of the Vietnam Professional Football Company before signing a contract soon.

The director of the annual Tao Quan, or the Kitchen Gods, said in an interview that they can only cover the major cases in this year’s show.

HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with an exhibition displaying paintings and sculptures by some of Vietnam's top artists at the Fine Arts Museum.

A cinema specialising in screening cartoons run by the Vietnam Cartoon Ltd Company will be open from January 9, the first of its kind in the country.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the top 10 most outstanding events of 2013 in the sector.

The song Chiec Vong Cau Hon (The Engagement Bangle) by Dam Vinh Hung won the "Song of the Year 2013" award at a ceremony in Hanoi on Sunday night.

South Korean singer Rain, known as the "King of K-Pop", on Thursday released his first album for four years as part of a long-awaited comeback after mandatory military service.

The past year found a number of well-known Vietnamese celebs embroiled in sex scandals as well. The following are the most memorable.

What follows is the first in a series chronicling the triumphs and heartache of public life in Vietnam over the last year.

In spite of the careful and very public selection process for Miss Vietnam last year, in which there were several candidates, there were few international contestants brought home the crown.