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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.

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.

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

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

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.

Dang Chau Anh has been invited to judge at the third International Choir Competition held in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province from June 19-22.

A local director has slammed his Vietnamese peers for producing poor quality films, claiming they are more interested in quick cash returns.

German piano prodigy Mona Asuka Ott will join the Hennessy Concert at Hanoi Opera House on June 12.

Singers and models in Vietnam would have to get a work permit beginning from January 2014 according to a new regulation.

A beauty contest which was part of the 2013 Nha Trang Sea Festival was forced to cancel their final night for violating government regulations.

A documentary film on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims will compete for a prize at the New York City International Film Festival 2013, scheduled for June 13-20.

Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to fine musician Ngoc Dai VND30 million for illegally issuing and distributing CD.

Nearly 200 documents and maps affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos are currently on display in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Director Charlie Nguyen is set to surprise cinema audiences once again with his next choice of project, which is being billed as Vietnam's first road trip comedy.

Works of artists from Indochina Fine Arts College's first generation will be brought to Vietnam by collector Nguyen Minh.

Vietnamese war films are failing to find audiences due to their unrealistic portrayals of recent conflicts in the nation’s history.

The fifth European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will take place in Hanoi from June 5-14 and Ho Chi Minh City from June 10-29.

A total of 365 children from different ethnic groups and countries will paint a record-breaking canvas to send a historic message as part of the activities to celebrate International Children's Day in Hanoi on June 1.