Entertainment

An exhibition called “Memories of the First Independence Day” was held in Hanoi on September 21.

When Singapore first announced it was building a Universal Studios theme park, sceptics wondered if the complex would draw enough crowds to be commercially viable.

Prime Minister has asked Hanoi and other localities in the nation to build the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups into an attractive destination.

Famous Italian flautist Andrea Griminelli will come back Vietnam for a concert at the Hanoi Opera House on September 20.

An intriguing story about an amnesiac who tries to piece together his turbulent past and uncovers a spine-chilling secret is set to thrill audiences in Vietnam and the US.

Princess Clotilde Courau is to celebrate sexual freedom on the stage of Paris' palace of striptease, the Crazy Horse.

A group of high school students in HCM City have produced a film which has become an Internet hit.

An exhibition named “Tools of Learning, Past and Present,” is on at the Temple of Literature until the end of this month.

Young Hanoians had a thrilling day with the Japanese cosplayer duo YuRiE at the Acctive Expo 2010.

A cartoon on a legendary Emperor, who founded Thang Long capital, now Hanoi, is scheduled to air on September 17.

Well-known guitarist Pierre Laniau will be performing for two nights in Hanoi during late September.

US director Sofia Coppola won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival for "Somewhere", a father-daughter drama set in the lonely world of Hollywood moviemaking.

Preparations have begun for the annual Kate Festival of Cham people next month in Phan Thiet with processions, spirit rituals and lots of food, culture and fun.

De Mai Tinh” (Fool for Love), the most recognizable comedy from Vietnam this year will be screened in five cities in the US starting on September 10.

The first ever Vietnamese International Film Festival will take place in Hanoi on October 17 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

A fair on international books in 2010 will be held in Hanoi under the theme “Celebrating 1,000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi” from sept 17-21.

A week-long German film festival is open in Hanoi from September 6-12, featuring famous German films from the 1990s.

Nearly 150 boxers from across the country are testing their skills at the 6th National Men’s Boxing Championships.

Five troupes from the host country of Vietnam and troupes from 12 other countries are participating in the six-day festival.