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An international gastronomy festival featuring the cuisine of 25 countries and territories will take place next week in HCM City, said one official.

The Korean Film Festival 2012 will take place in Da Nang and Hanoi to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-the Republic of Korea diplomatic relations.

Piano prodigy Nguyen Viet Trung will perform with the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra this Thursday and Friday, marking the first concert the young pianist will have played with the orchestra.

Singer My Tam has become the first and only Vietnamese artist to receive the Best Asian Artist title at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 2012.

Many K-Pop stars have performed at My Dinh Stadium for the Vietnam-S.Korea Festival night.

Hanoian model Hong Que may be fined from VND50-70 million for wearing a scanty dress at a film festival, one official has said.

Digital film has become the smart choice of film-makers around the world, in particular in Europe and the US, a seminar in Hanoi was told.

Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as some 50 teams from several Mekong Delta provinces vied with each other to win the Ngo Boat Race held in Soc Trang Province.

Phuong Vu Manh, one of the first body painting artists in Vietnam has displayed his work on buffalo skin.

Director Peter Jackson and the cast of "The Hobbit" received a rock star reception at the Tolkien epic's world premiere in Wellington, cheered on by 100,000 screaming fans.

Many Vietnamese young people slept overnight at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport to await their Kpop idols despite rainy and cold weather.

The famous German pop-rock band FOTOS, natives of the city of Hamburg, will hold three concerts in Hanoi and Haiphong next month.

The Hanoi International Film Festival opened on the evening of November 25 with the participation of local and foreign artists.

Haiphong City student Mai Thi Giang, 21, was the winner at Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012.

A Vietnamese model may be punished for attending Asia's Next Top Model in Singapore without getting approval.

Vietnamese hip-hop team S.I.N.E have won three champion titles at K-Battle International 2012 held in Thailand.

Many foreign channels of pay TV services in Vietnam which are not edited and translated into Vietnamese will not be licensed to broadcast in the near future.

Vietnam’s first opera, named Co Sao will be revived by the Vietnam Opera Ballet Theater on November 24 and 25.

The unique traditions and culture Red River Delta will be on display in Hanoi from November 21 to support Vietnam Heritage Day.