Entertainment

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.

An exhibition of veteran artists representing different styles of Vietnamese fine arts will open from May 30 to June 15 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has attempted to incite public criticism against model Ngoc Trinh's revealing dress at the Canes Film Festival.

Vietnamese movie The Third Wife or Vo Ba which has won numerous international awards has been banned from being screened in Vietnam due to sex scenes featuring the 13-year-old girl main actress.

Diners to the second Hanoi Food Culture Festival, slated for June 7-9 at Thong Nhat Park, will be treated to traditional dishes of not only Hanoi but also other localities in the north, central and southern regions, according to organisers.

The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2019 kicked off in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, in the central province of Nghe An, on May 17 as part of the activities to mark the 129th birthday of President Ho

The former royal capital city of Huế is holding a vegetarian food festival to promote the finest cuisine in the area.

The construction of the Truong Son Trail, also known as Ho Chi Minh Trail, is a vivid illustration of the sound guidelines of the Party and Uncle Ho during the country’s struggles for national liberation, said Politburo member, Minister

Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Bui Cong Duy, has just claimed that the British trombonist Christopher Trinnaman is not working at the academy.

The fourth European Literature Days event has just been launched at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, featuring various literary and cultural activities.

The Da Nang International Food Festival 2019 will be held for the first time from June 2 to 6 on the east side of Dragon Bridge in central Da Nang city.

A 2019 Spring-Summer fashion show titled “Back to nature” of Vietnamese designer Do Manh Cuong took place in Sydney, Australia on May 10.

The 2019 Red Flamboyant Flower Festival officially kicked off in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the evening of May 10, under the theme “Hai Phong – Successful Destination”.