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Vietnamese photographer An Le has won the New Exposure fashion photography contest, held jointly by Vogue magazine, RED Digital Cinema and Bottega Veneta in New York.

A young star of American journalism has acknowledged he concocted quotes from Bob Dylan in his best-selling book of creativity featuring the American folk legend.

Batman flick "The Dark Knight Rises" held on to the top spot at North American box offices this weekend despite last week's mass shooting in Colorado, figures released Sunday showed.

Most Vietnamese cinemas prefer presenting foreign films to attract young people who accounted for two thirds of total cinema goers over the past decade.

HCMC's well-known Rong Vang (Golden Dragon) Water Puppetry Troupe will take part in the Kijimuna Festa 2012 in Japan from July 28 to August 6.

Symphonies for piano by world-famous composer Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov will be performed by Guigla Katsarava in Hanoi next month.

Show promoters are blacklisting many traditional music singers, accusing them of being too picky and greedy.

Warner Bros said "The Dark Knight Rises" took in $160.8 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices over the weekend.

While state-owned studios vacillate over a long duration in making a movie, private producers are much more aggressive.

A photo exhibition named “Dong Loc, Mother and Hometown”, has been opened in Ha Tinh Province.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop on Thursday to discuss a three-year master plan to improve State management of festivals.

A series of Vietnamese-made cartoons entitled “Say Hi to Pencil” has been aired on Ho Chi Minh City Television at 6.20pm on every Monday and Thursday.

Although costly, water-skiing on Saigon River has become a favourite pastime among a number of young people in HCM City.

The Goethe Institute has launched the Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award, a documentary-making competition for the best works about social and environmental issues focusing on water.

Rajesh Khanna, often referred to as the "first superstar" of Bollywood and the Hindi film industry's biggest heart-throb in his day, died on Wednesday after months of being unwell.

Artwork by the late Vietnamese painter Bui Xuan Phai is to go up for auction in Singapore on July 28.

Vietnamese artists are becoming busier than ever thanks to a boom in TV films, game shows and reality shows.

A tea-set made from thousands of fresh lemons was recognized as a Vietnam record on July 14, in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Lost Spring, being played in the National Professional Play Stage Festival, tells the story of the depraved live of an actress.