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A collection of 100 unique Ao Dai (traditional long dress) samples from three Vietnamese designers will be showed at Chambord, the most ancient and famous castle in the world, France on September 7.

The Hanoi Cheo Theatre has introduced a new play, which injects modern sensibilities, as an attempt to recapture the interest of young audiences.

The domination of modern arts has pushed many Vietnamese traditional art forms into oblivion, including Cải Lương with lots of its artists faced with poverty in old age.

HCM City will hold an exhibition entitled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – Historical Evidence” from August 22–29, showcasing nearly 150 maps and documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

Intellectuals congregated at a scientific workshop held in the northern province of Bac Giang on August 16 to explore measures needed to revive and develop a collection of woodblocks at the provincial Vinh Nghiem pagoda.

The great influx of unqualified dancing groups has caused the overall level of dance performance programmes to plummet.

Elvis Presley fans from around the world made their annual pilgrimage to Graceland on Thursday to pay their respects to the rock n' roll icon with a solemn candlelight vigilon the 36th anniversary of his death.

The first international theatre schools festival will be held in HCM City from September 5 to 10.

Various doctors were "competing" to treat Michael Jackson, each offering stronger and stronger painkillers long before his 2009 death, the King of Pop's ex-wife testified.

Singer Siu Black has called for her debtors' and audience’s sympathy to allow her to come back to the stage.

Craft and art shows including an exhibition by disabled Japanese photographers will open the annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival on August 23.

Renowned Australian model coach Adam Williams has been invited to judge Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2013 auditions in Ho Chi Minh City on August 12 and Hanoi on August 19.

Director Dang Nhat Minh has come out with a scathing critique of the top-down style management in the movie industry in Vietnam.

About 100 artists from circus troupes will gather at the National Circus Festival 2013, which starts today in Hanoi.

Several competitors form Vietnam have refused to compete at Miss World 2013, giving the opportunity to Miss Sport 2012, Lai Huong Thao.

A small group of young writers have dominated the market, churning out artistically empty works which, nonetheless, find their way to the nightstands of young and avid readers.

South Korean star Lee Min Ho's expected concert in Hanoi will be cancelled due to too expensive ticket prices and modest sales.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 1 launched a contest to design State formal wear that will be worn at national and international events.

Vietnamese-American supermodel Bao Hoa starring in the trailer of the US animated movie “Elysium”, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on August 23.