In order to celebrate Việt Nam’s bài chòi (folk singing), which was previously honoured by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, an art festival is being held today in Bình Định Province’s coastal Quy Nhơn City.

Two paintings and two stone sculpture of artist Bùi Xuân Phái and Lê Công Thành are on display in an exhibition at the central city’s Fine Arts Museum for local and foreign visitors during Tết (lunar New Year) holidays.

Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher will write the screenplay for the American remake of the Vietnamese horror flick, The Housemaid.

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The fourth volume of Michel Foucault's ground-breaking The History of Sexuality will be published Friday, 34 years after the death of the French philosopher.

This month's Berlin film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, will shine a light on sexual misconduct in the industry, its director said Tuesday.

Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino says persuading actress Uma Thurman to perform a car-driving scene on the set of Kill Bill -- which ended with her in the hospital -- is the "biggest regret" of his life.

A farmer in the central province of Nghệ An was attacked by a bear while he was searching for dong leaves in a local forest.

An artbook entitled Lặng Phố (Quiet Streets) has been available for sale online.