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A Chinese drama that touches on sensitive topics including police corruption won the best picture at the Asian Film Awards, while Japan's Takeshi Kitano scooped the best director gong.

An exhibition that examines domestic violence opened on Tuesday in Hanoi, with art on show reflecting the struggles of abused women from all over the country.

The 3rd Miss Ethnic Vietnam pageant will commence in the central Quang Nam province's Hoi An ancient town in May.

A photo exhibition depicting artists’ preoccupation about artistic creation in the modern life was opened in Hanoi.

Around 300 guests and artisans representing 10 ASEAN member countries, Canada, Japan, India, and the US will attend the 4th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium in Thai Nguyen province from March 15–18.

A romantic novel by Vietnamese-French writer Nguyen Hoai Huong won the top prize at the Foire Du Livre de Bruxelles book fair in Belgium.

The performance of a contemporary dance named “Rural market” by artist Dao Anh Khanh has been boycotted by the public.

A dossier outlining how to make Dong Ho folk woodcut paintings will be prepared for submission to UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

The Vietnamese version of reality cooking show MasterChef will be aired on VTV3 from tomorrow night.

The Golden Kite Awards seem unattractive to both producers and audiences and have faced criticisms after nominating unreleased movies.

United Nations Women will organise a musical celebration for women worldwide and launch the song “One woman” on the International Women’s Day March 8, according to the UN Women office in Vietnam.

A photo featuring a model wearing a costume designed similar to Vietnamese traditional ao dai has faced strong opposition from Vietnamese facebookers.

Six overseas singers have been banned from performing in Vietnam due to their joining in a recently released DVD that contained negative comments about Vietnam.

Maika Elan, the Vietnamese photographer who won first prize in the World Press Photo Contest 2012 talked about her experiences behind the camera.

Although many Vietnamese artists have been trying to get themselves onto the rosters of music events in other countries, they face many difficulties.

Ben Affleck's Iran hostage drama "Argo" won the Oscar for best film Sunday at the 85th Academy Awards.

Artist Dao Anh Khanh will dance, sing and perform rock music for special guests at his upcoming show Dao Xuan (Spring Arrival) tonight at his house in Ngoc Thuy, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.

A amateur hip hop video describing Hanoi produced by a group of young Hanoians, FOSent, is attracting lots of views and comments on youtube.