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Designer Minh Hanh has introduced the national Ao Dai costume at the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles.

South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival.

Vietnam has won a Southeast Asian e-sport competition on home soil after beating Singapore in the final hosted by the central city of Da Nang on the weekend.

A special performance by French musicians Clement Dufour and Tristan Pfaff will take place at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi on September 18.

The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright accused VTV of not getting permission or paying royalties for foreign songs broadcast on the channel.

French President Francois Hollande is scheduled to decorate former Beatle Paul McCartney with a Legion of Honour award.

A photo exhibition, to be held from September 7 to 14 in Hanoi, will depict the life of children during the American War.

Vietnamese representative Ngoc Oanh was placed third in the final round of the Asian Supermodel contest held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam will take part in Karaoke World Championships 2012 for the first time, which is scheduled for December in Finland.

The third International Puppetry Festival was officially opened at the Hanoi Opera House yesterday.

Veteran Director Dang Nhat Minh points out shortcomings of the movies that are funded by the state.

The second International Piano Competition Vietnam has kicked off, with new rules promising improved quality and judging standar

Vietnam’s top fashion designer Minh Hanh will bring 50 hand-made traditional ethnic dresses to the International Festival of Extraordinary Textiles to be held in France.

Spanish filmmaker David Victori has won the inaugural edition of YouTube's Your Film Festival for his short movie "The Guilt."

Composer Quoc Trung, along with several local and foreign artists will introduce traditional music at a show titled 'The Beginning'.

The fourth Vietnamese concert run by the Hennessy liquor company will be held in Hanoi's National Convention Centre on September 7.

The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art-house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.

Lai Huong Thao, who was crowned at the Miss Sports 2012 beauty pageant, will represent Vietnam at this year’s Miss Supranational in Warsaw.

Famous singer Monica Denise Brown will perform at the Hennessy Concert, scheduled to take place at My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on September 7.