Dozens of bands from cultural houses and centres in HCM City are participating in a four-day music festival at Sen Hồng (Pink Lotus) Stage focusing on youth and patriotism.

A French administrative tribunal on Monday upheld a burkini ban decided by a Riviera resort which was one of a growing number of towns to outlaw the body-concealing Islamic swimsuit.

A £1 million mural by British street artist Banksy which mocked government surveillance has been destroyed during building works on the house on which it appeared in 2014, the local council said Monday.

Two young filmmakers Nguyễn Xuân Hoàng Minh and Phạm Thu Thủy won the Golden Lotus Bud Awards for the best documentary film and the best feature film last night.

Television stations and channels are investing money and human resources to produce more shows on YouTube, with most of them targeting young Vietnamese viewers.

Miss University Việt Nam, the contest which praises university students’ beauty, intelligence, self-confidence and virtue kicked off yesterday in Hà Nội.

Various art performances will be presented at the Hà Nội Opera House from this month as the Culture Ministry has decided to facilitate regular drama, chamber music and traditional opera shows to the public.

Eternité, the latest French language debut by renowned overseas Vietnamese director Trần Anh Hùng, will be screened in Việt Nam this September.

Amateur artistes representing the Vietnamese community impressed the local audience in Pisek, Czech Republic, during their first participation at the International Folk Festival held from August 18 to 20.