Entertainment

Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" topped the North American box office with $30 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed.

Vietnam has just been ranked No.5 in the top Asian countries which were most successful in beauty pageants in 2011 by Global Beauties Magazine.

One of Vietnam's most talented hip-hop dancers said the industry in the country has been saturated with non-skilled dancers.

"Fast Five," "Hangover II" and "Thor" were among the most-pirated movies of 2011, according to a new list from the blog TorrentFreak.

Actress Minh Huong who starred in the film Dung Dot as Doctor Dang Thuy Tram won the best actress award at the 8th International Festival of Military Patriotic Films.

The Vietnamese entertainment industry has experienced quite a vivacious year, with several scandals.

Le Huynh Thuy Ngan has entered the top 20 of the Miss Tourism Queen International beauty pageant, being held in China.

Bollywood struck gold in 2011, revving up lacklustre box offices in India with help from its leading men who wooed audiences back to cinemas after a dismal 2010.

Vietnamese music fans welcomed 10 well-known foreign singers and bands this year.

Asteroids Galaxy Tour, a fairly well-known music team of Denmark, will visit Hanoi and attend a count-down event on New Year's Eve at Hanoi Opera House.

Yamaha Christmas Concert presenting popular Christmas carols will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on December 21-22.

Kim Tae Hee and Song Seung Hun will be in Vietnam next month when their TV series entitled “My Princess” is to be aired on a local channel.

Mister Vietnam 2010 Le Khoi Nguyen beat out several contestants to finish fourth at Mister International 2011 pageant in Thailand.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, 32, crowned third place title at the Mrs World 2011 beauty pageant.

Film artists of different generations were honoured at the opening of the 17th Vietnam Film Festival in Tuy Hoa City.

French-directed silent film "The Artist" has won six Golden Globe nominations to lead the field as Hollywood gears up for its annual awards season.

The 17th National Film Festival kicks off tonight in the central province of Phu Yen, promising a tough competition with many productions from non-state studios participating.

Vietnam’s 3D animated TV series “Under the shade of the trees” has won a Golden Heart award at the Yxine Film Festival 2011.

"The Artist" and "Hugo" led nominations for Hollywood's Critics' Choice Awards, in a key week that will firm up the field of likely Oscar contenders.