Dreamy musical La La Land pirouetted its way into an early lead at the Golden Globes on Sunday with four awards as Hollywood’s elite celebrated at the glitziest party of the showbiz year.

An inescapable feature of modern life, the instantly recognisable motifs of mobile phone applications inspired British designer Jonathan Anderson’s London Fashion Week show on Sunday, with his brash embroidered creations lighting up the catwalk.

It’s the New Year and guess what’s on (almost) everyone’s minds: Losing weight and dropping some of the kilograms they put on, especially during the holiday season.

HCM City’s annual Street Book Festival will be held from January 25 to 31, the city People’s Committee has announced.

Dozens of veteran and young artists will perform at HCM City’s Opera House next week to raise funds for poor theatre artists for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

A musician in the northern province of Phú Thọ is running a permanent exhibition of his own music instrument collection at his home. His house has become a tourism destination for visitors to Thanh Thủy District.

The HCM City Department of Tourism on January 5 began issuing a code of conduct it had drawn up for tourists visiting the city to ensure they behave appropriately in public.

Soldiers from Navy Zone No 4, reporters and representative from agencies carry Tet ( Lunar New Year) gifts and goods to soldiers and people living on the Truong Sa Archipelago, Khanh Hoa Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang

Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Đinh La Thăng and other city leaders on Thursday (Jan 5) met with more than 300 delegates and artists who work in the theatre, film and arts field to discuss how the city can better support the arts.