Entertainment

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera will stage a programme entitled ‘A Night of Mozart’ at the city’s Opera House on June 8 in honour of the greatest Austrian musical genius.

The Hanoi Culture Cuisine Festival 2019 is scheduled to take place from June 7 to 9 at Thong Nhat Park in the capital’s Hai Ba Trung district.

Vietnamese Pop star Thu Minh has stirred public controversy after the launch of her new music video in which she is accused of imitating various foreign artists.

A list of the top 22 local and foreign contestants who have been selected to compete in the semi-final round of the ASEAN+3 Song Contest has just been revealed.

The Da Nang International Food Festival opened on the East Side of Dragon Bridge in the central city on the evening of June 2.

The 15th Southern Fruit Festival officially opened at the Suoi Tien Cultural Amusement Park in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1.

Impressive art performances by eight art troupes from different countries stirred up the festive atmosphere in Hoi An, as the 2019 International Children’s Festival kicked off at Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An tourism complex on May 31.

Vietnam’s biggest music festival, Monsoon Music Festival, will return in November after a hiatus in 2018, its organisers announced.

Documentaries from up to 11 countries will be screened for the European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival which will be opened in both Hanoi and HCM City.

The annual kite festival will be held in Hue city from June 8 to 15 with various activities honouring the arts of kite in the imperial city.

An altar dress submission for Vietnam's national costume entry at the Miss Universe 2019 has become a topic for debate.

Cultural activities will be organised in the northern province of Lào Cai as part of the The Festival of the White Highlands Bắc Hà between May 31 and June 9.

The ASEAN Music Festival 2019 was opened in Hai Phong on the evening of May 25 aiming to promote culture and arts cooperation between Vietnam and ASEAN member countries.

The producers of the international award-winning Vietnamese film The Third Wife have been fined VND50 million (USD2,173) for ‘script violations’.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2019 (DIFF 2019) will open on June 1st, involving eight firework teams from around the world, including Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, Italy, England, China, and the host Vietnam.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng, or Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An won the best short film in the Director’s Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival 2019.

French visual artist Claire Xuan is giving Hanoi art lovers a unique exhibition with an olfactory journey.