Entertainment

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.

Behind every pageant queen's success is the huge contributions made by the promoters and fierce competition to the top.

An exhibition of photographs on Vietnam, its countryside and people, shot by Argentinean photographer Amanda Perez, is underway in Montevideo City in Uruguay.

Miss Vietnam 2010 runner-up Vu Hoang My will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2012 pageant in Ordos, China, in August.

Yxine Film Festival introduced the Vietnamese film industry to international observers at Image India film festival.