Entertainment

Asian designers centre stage at Paris fashion

Asian designers took to the catwalks at Paris fashion week with the sharp lines of South Korea's Wooyoungmi's scorched desert-inspired collection vying for attention with young Japanese designer Yusuke Takahashi's colourful exploration of traditional dyeing techniques for Issey Miyake.

Kinh crowned Miss Ethnic Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh of the majority Viet Kinh ethnicity has just been crowned Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2013.

Two Vietnamese models ready for Asia Contest

Phan Hoang Thu and Nguyen Dieu Linh will represent Vietnam at the 2013 Asia Super Model Contest in Nanning, China from July 1-15.

Festival honours cultural heritage values

The fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival 2013 is taking place in central Quang Nam province from June 22-26, aiming to honour the values of cultural heritage in the region and the country.

Local singer named Asia’s sexiest female vegetarian

Vietnamese singer Ho Quynh Huong has been crowned 2013’s Asia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity Woman after a fierce, month-long voting contest that recently ended at PETAAsiaPacific.com.

First International exhibition on film and television technology opens in Vietnam

The Vietnam International Exhibition on Film and Television Technology opened in Hanoi on June 19.

Foreign choirs join competition

The third International Choir Competition opened in central Hoi An town on June 19, gathering 15 choirs from the US, Germany, Taiwan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Film director voices opinion on censorship laws

The Department of Cinema’s decision to ban the film “Chinatown” lacks clear legal foundations, leaving the crew of the film at a loss, a director said.

5,400 people attend Run for Peace launch

As many as 5,400 people participated in a ceremony launching the 40 th Hanoi Moi newspaper Run for Peace at the Quan Ngua Sport Palace in the capital on June 16.

Minister cracks whip on entertainment industry

The minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism rolled out a litany of tough measures to clamp down on the country’s entertainment industry.

Miss Vietnam pageant nears finale

The final round of the third Miss Vietnam pageant is taking place in the picturesque city of Hoi An.

Singers to be fined for illegal whiskey promotion video

Several Vietnamese singers will be fined for participating in an online music video which advertised whiskey.

Vietnamese artist ranks third in British fine arts competition “Bright light big city”

The artwork “My Hanoi city” by Vietnamese artist Tran Tuan was ranked Third in the online art competition “Bright light Big city” by London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery in May 2013.

Then singing hopes to win UNESCO recognition

The National Academy of Music in Hanoi has revealed that traditional Then singing will be submitted to UNESCO in a bid to be recognised as a piece of intangible cultural world heritage.

SEA Youth Chamber Orchestra to perform in Hanoi

The Southeast Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra, including six Vietnamese players, will perform at the Goethe Institute in Hanoi on June 16.

UNESCO Culture Week to be held in Vietnam

The second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will be held as part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival from June 19-26.

Ministry bans ‘Chinatown' movie

The movie Bui Doi Cho Lon (Chinatown) by Vietnamese-American director Charlie Nguyen has been banned from distribution and screening in Vietnam because the film is "too violent" and misrepresented HCM City's Chinatown.