Entertainment

Director Nguyen Hoang Diep will present a short film entitled Hai, Tu, Sau (Two, Four and Six) at the Cannes film festival.

A documentary about the hard lives of Vietnamese fishermen who disappeared and died while fishing near Paracel archipelago, was screened at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris.

Attendance at many entertainment venues in HCMC has fallen because of competition from the numerous on national television networks as well as the economic turndown.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cinema has decided to ban the movie ‘Bay Cap 3’ from public showing.

The Culture Ministry would postpone the merging of two popular theatres in the north to form a new national drama theatre.

Dang Quan and Bao Ngoc beat 10,000 contestants of Vietnam’s Got Talent to become the contest’s winners during the first season.

Photographer Nguyen A displayed his latest photo shoot featuring 300 local renowned people in an exhibition titled ‘Heart and Talent: Who are They?’

To welcome Buddha’s birthday, a Buddhism art exhibition has opened in Hue city, entitled “Early Summer Lotus.”

Bartenders from nine countries including Vietnam will compete at the first International Bartender Contest in Ho Chi Minh City on May 5.

Dang Thi Thu Thao, from the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu was crowned Miss Mekong Delta 2012.

The Southern Cuisine Festival kicked off in Can Tho city within the framework of activities to mark the progress of ten years of construction and development in the Mekong Delta region.

Hanoi is hosting a programme called ‘Sac Mau Tay Bac’ or Northwestern Colours from April 26-28.

After many years living abroad, Thuy Van and Tuan Hung, famous dancers of the community of overseas Vietnamese, will organize their first show in Vietnam at Tieng Xua night club, HCM City.

Bassoonist Van Thanh Ha will perform recitals at the Workers Theatre, featuring material from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Ferdinand David's Concerto for Bassoon.

Photographer Phan Thanh Cuong won the first prize for veteran artists at the "Southwest Region – 10 Years of Achievements and Development" competition.

Hanoi’s Gravity Games, featuring the best in urban and extreme sports proved a hit with the capital’s young people.

Singer Tung Duong has won the Cong Hien or Dedication Award for the fifth time.

Vietnamese and foreign artists alike have been hailed for their great contributions to the success of this year’s Hue Festival.

Outfits for spring and summer by Vietnamese designers will be on show tonight at Hanoi Fashion Week.