Hugh Laurie, the British comedian and star of The Night Manager, House and numerous movies, cemented his place among entertainment's elite with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb is keen to make music with US pop star Justin Timberlake as he pursues a solo career after the death of his brothers.

The second Asia-Europe New Music Festival brought together in Hà Nội some 200 musicians and artists from 30 countries and territories. Eleven big concerts took stage featuring the best and latest compositions by Vietnamese and international composers.

Six national culture days will be held in 2017 in central Lâm Đồng, northern Tuyên Quang, Sơn La and southern Bạc Liêu provinces to promote national and regional cultures.

The Russian National Tourist Office, Visit Russia Asia, has introduced new travel destinations in different regions of the Russian Federation to Vietnamese tourist agents during a workshop recently.

Officials in charge of cultural affairs from francophone countries in Asia Pacific gathered yesterday in Hà Nội to discuss policies and strategies to develop cultural industries and promote cultural diversity.

Morning dew in the Central Highlands City of Đà Lạt. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Đức Lợi

Ngọc Duyên was crowned Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 and Nam Em was awarded gold medal in the Miss Photogenic category at Miss Earth 2016 on Monday. 

A bamboo building inside Mường Museum, 80 kilometres west of Hà Nội, has just been awarded a silver prize in the Cultural Architecture category by the organisers of the American Architecture Prize 2016.