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A sexually graphic lesbian love story, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, clinched the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in a pivotal year for gay rights.

A painting by a Vietnamese artist that was initially valued at just USD75 sold for USD390,000 in an auction in Hong Kong.

Singer-actress Yen Trang and her partner Tisho won the trophy of the Dancing with the Stars Vietnam 2013 in the final round on May 25.

Many Vietnamese films have focused on exploiting violent scenes with many of them being warned by state management agencies to tone down their explicitness.

The organiser and 13 models of a recent fashion show in HCM City will face fines due to an illegal lingerie performance, an official said.

Many practical activities have been held in many localities across the country to mark the 2,577th birthday of Lord Buddha which falls on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month.

Over 80 photos taken during the Vietnamese Buddhists Protest in 1963 are being displayed for the first time in Hue.

Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are beloved by millions despite the critics' reservations.

Several Vietnamese artists have lost their good relationship with their colleagues as a result of arguments on game shows.

The 2013 Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off Wednesday morning with a gust of wind, a rain shower, and a burst of 3D-enhanced colour at the press screening of this year’s opening film: Baz Luhrmann’s long-gestating adaptation of F.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Southern Land Cuisine Festival and the Southern Fruit Festival as part of its strategy to stimulate tourism demand in 2013, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Lip syncing and "inappropriate" outfits in liveshows that have generated controversy over the past several years have reduced of late, officials said at a recent meeting in HCM City.

More than 300 artists from 11 troupes from Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan have registered to take part in the 3rd Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An City on June 20-21.

The authorities should not be easy going when dealing with illegal constructions on public land, even if they’re built by famous artists, an official said.

Haiphong Museum in coordination with the National History Museum, the heritage centre of Thang Long-Hanoi and Haiphong’s antiques association hosted a major display of the Red River Delta’s civilisation in the city’s museum on May 9.

The newly-released CD by musician Ngoc Dai will be withdrawn by the cultural management board for having sexual lyrics.

The 8th European food festival will open at the Hanoi-based National Library of Vietnam on May 18.

Nearly 30 exclusive documentary photographs of France’s famous actress Brigitte Bardot will be displayed in Ho Chi Minh City as from May 10.

Vietnamese director Tran Dung Thanh Huy’s film entitled “16:30” will be shown as part of the Short Film Corner at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.