Entertainment

Fourteen films, including 12 commercial features, have been nominated for the annual Golden Kite awards organised by the Vietnam Cinematography Association in HCM City.

The national dance group S.I.N.E has defeated six international rivals to be crowned champions of “Centaur Dance Showdown 2012” in Singapore.

A special program will take place at the southern gate of Doan Mon of Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on January 28 to welcome Vietnamese expatriates returning home for Tet.

Vietnamese poets could collect billions of VND from copyright fees if a regulation was applied, says poet Doan Thi Lam Luyen.

Iran's announcement that it will make its own film to counter the "distorted" thriller "Argo" is fueling a debate about Hollywood and historical accuracy.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is seeking to introduce swinging fines for art performances it believes sully the national character.

The movers and shakers at the Golden Globes ceremony, which saw Les Misérables, Argo and Django Unchained scoop awards ahead of next month's Oscars.

People living in the Red River Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.

Overseas Vietnamese singer Khanh Ly has to apply for a new license for performing in the country, an official has confirmed.

Mick Moloney, one of Ireland's most renowned traditional musicians and musicologists, will return to Vietnam for an evening of Irish music and song at the Youth Theatre in Hanoi next Monday.

Music service providers in Vietnam said they would continue to tighten control over music copyright.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan has established the Saigon Big Band.

The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to independent distributor Open Road Films.

A new book on the Cham culture has just been published in five languages by the The Gioi (World) Publishers.

People’s artist Dang Thai Son will come back to the fatherland for a performance titled “all Beethoven’s piano concerto” at the Hanoi Opera House on January 15 and 18.

The director of the Hanoi International Film Festival 2012’s opening movie has been condemned for his product.

Tens of thousands travelled from all over the country to HCM City to see the first boat racing contest on the Tau Hu-Ben Nghe canal.

Wagner, Verdi and a myriad of waltzes will broadcast live to 81 countries when the Vienna Philharmonic kicks off 2013.

Nearly 200 artists and 36 jugglers from 12 delegations nationwide have attended the opening of the second National Jugglery Festival in Hanoi on December 29.