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  Thai Hoa (2nd, R) in a scene in Long Ruoi (Big Boss), the second box office hit in Vietnam last year after Kungfu Panda II Thai Hoa feels he has not been blessed with any special talent, and that he has got to where he is by dint of hard work. “I am a bee, an ant, diligent...

  Hawaiian dance thrills and dismays audience at year-opening party A dance show featuring Hawaii dance at a promotion event held by Diana Company in Nha Trang Town in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa in 2009 The couples gyrated to rhythmic music, dressed in Hawaiian fashion,...

Visions of A Nomad The Australian band, Visions of A Nomad, will be performing in Hanoi on February 23 and 24. The concerts are part of Australian Culture and Education Week (February 17-25), a series of events organized by the Australian Embassy in Hanoi. Vision of A Nomad "likes to make music with ’substance,’...

An image from the exhibition Me Love You Long Time. The contemporary art by two Hanoi-based artists is exhibiting in the US. Hanoi artists Nguyen Phuong Linh and Gabby Quynh-Anh Miller are co-presenting their works with several international artists at a US gallery February 16 to April 14.  Entitled Me Love You Long Time,...

Mugen Co. paramodel Pipeline (2010) at the Otani Memorial Art Museum, Hyogo, Japan, as part of the solo exhibition “The World According to paramodel”. An art exhibition by internationally acclaimed art unit paramodel will open at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi February 17. Held by the Japan Foundation...

  Both new and well established local artists are being increasingly influenced by the emergence of the Internet as the preeminent market for promoting music Runner-up of Vietnam Idol 2010 Van Mai Huong (R) with the mass success of her online video has given her the...

One of the controversial photos of Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy A number of photos featuring Mai Phuong Thuy, Miss Vietnam 2006 in a white, somewhat transparent ao dai dress appeared online last week, creating an uproar among netizens. The photos in question were taken by photographer Quoc Huy four years ago and posted...

A performance by AUN J-Classic Orchestra from Japan A concert entitled “The Miracle of Japanese Sounds” will see innovative traditional musicians from Japan collaborating with artists from Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on February 14.   According to a press release from the Embassy of Japan in Hanoi...

A poster for a rock show at Hanoi Rock City tonight in the capital Two prominent rock bands from Hanoi known for their intense live shows will go head to head tonight at Hanoi Rock City in the capital.   According to a press release from Hanoi Rock City, Go Lim and Machete.Sex.Mix will share the Saturday night stage, which...

  Ho Chi Minh City’s annual Saigon Cyclo Challenge will be held in District 7 on March 10, offering a day of fun and challenge for both locals and expats. It is organised by Saigon Children’s Charity, an NGO established in 1992 to bring education to disadvantaged children in HCMC and...