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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.

A number of music theaters and acting troupes wish to modernise the Vietnamese popular opera (cheo).

Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney had the plug pulled on them after over-running at a concert in London's Hyde Park.

The renowned Berliner Symphoniker makes its debut in Hanoi, marking the first time a full-scale orchestra from the West will perform in Vietnam at the invitation of a non-State entity.

Fans descend on San Diego for the annual Comic-Con festival of pop culture, with highlights including the long-awaited "Hobbit" and last "Twilight" films, in a four-day geekfest.

After catching public attention in Hanoi, Nguyen The Son’s “Houses Facing the Street” exhibition has traveled to Beijing, and then to Hong Kong.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism will publicise the names of artists and organisations violating live performance laws.

The third festival of Vietnamese culture and tourism got underway in Seoul , the Republic of Korea on July 8 as part of a range of activities marking the 20 th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.

Book lovers in the central city of Hue will have a chance to read books for free at the 3-2 Park under a weekly program held by a charity group named Bup Sen Hong.

Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van won a silver medal in the Fine Art–Nudes category of the Prix de la Photographie Paris contest.

Several performers have had to cope with near-death experiences due to cost-cutting by promoters.

The sixth Vietnam International Federation of Cinema and Television Sports Festival officially opened yesterday at Hanoi Opera House.

A painting exhibition themed “War and Peace through Children’s Eyes” is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.