Young musicians and producers are driving the music industry, but many artists said their work, while popular, lacks gravitas and is too focused on love themes.

Folk music researcher Bùi Trọng Hiền recently completed a groundbreaking report the revitalising of hát cửa đình (singing at the village’s communal house). It is the oldest form of ca trù singing, which has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding since 2009.

The first book of Chăm fairytales collected and translated into Vietnamese by teacher and educator Kinh Duy Trịnh of Bình Thuận Province has been released.   

The Mnông people in Đôn Village in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk share stories about their elephants and the role of the animals in their community life at an exhibition titled "Elephants in the Central Highlands".

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The film Em Chưa 18 (Jailbait), directed by Lê Thanh Sơn, won the Golden Lotus prize for best feature film at the 20th Vietnamese Film Festival yesterday.

Ten paintings by noted Vietnamese artist Lê Phổ (1907-2001) were sold at high prices at an auction sale held by Christie’s Hong Kong on November 26.

China's president has ordered the country to march on in its "revolution" to clean up notoriously dirty and foul-smelling public bathrooms in a bid to improve quality of life and boost tourism.

A collection of French artist Claude Monet's personal belongings, including a pair of round-rimmed wire spectacles, have fetched almost US$11 million at an auction in Hong Kong, Christie's said.