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Hanoi hosted an awards ceremony, on December 1, to honour 48 outstanding images chosen by the seventh International Artistic Photo Competition. The competition received 15,360 entries from 1,430 contestants from 51 countries and territories.

A talk on one of Vietnam’s top painters in the 20th century, To Ngoc Van (1906-1954), who left over a strong imprint with works and artistic ideas of deep influence on the Vietnamese fine arts, will be held at

Cinema film producers have not been able to produce any new films in recent years, as they have yet to get state funding due to the lack of a circular on cinema film auction.

Two hundred athletes representing 20 countries and territories are competing at the 2013 Ho Chi Minh City Open International X Games on November 29-30.

The photo contest “I Love My City, My People”, sponsored by the French Consulate General in HCM City, is now accepting entries, hoping to encourage Vietnamese artistic expressions of local love for the homeland.

Vietnamese animated film studios have been struggling to find their audience after the government decided to stop granting them subsidies.

Phan Nhu Thao has outclassed other Vietnamese candidates to represent the country at Asia’s Next Top Model 2013.

The capital city will host its first ever experimental music festival from November 30 to December 8.

Miss International Beauty 2009, Vu Hoang Diep, faced public criticism for her "shocking" jeans, after the images were captured by Singaporean newspapers.

Tran Thi Quynh, who represents Vietnam in Mrs World 2013, faced public criticism because she wore a ribbon misspelling the name of her country as "VietNem" in the final round.

Pop diva Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards (AMA), while other big winners included British boy band One Direction and crooner Justin Timberlake.

Hue opens two exhibitions that offer free entrance to visitors, showing photos of a German artist and memorials from friends of a Vietnamese well-known late song composer Trinh Cong Son.

A new genre of Vietnamese films has appeared on local television channels with very romantic titles, hoping to attract audiences.

Singer Thu Minh was announced one of the winners of Best Asian Artist at Mnet Asian Music Awards 2013.

Designs in use during the war years for ao dai, the Vietnamese traditional costume, are being showcased in an exhibition at the HCM City War Remnants Museum.

The Goethe Institute Hanoi will host a special concert tomorrow night to commemorate the victims of the recent fire at the new art and entertainment centre, Zone 9.

The lack of careful preparation is among major reasons why Vietnamese women often fail at international beauty pageants, one showbiz sponsor said.

The 5th Luala Concert, a free outdoor music festival, will return this December with the participation of famous Vietnamese and South Korean singers.