Vietnamese pop becomes more banal

Young musicians and producers are driving the music industry but there is a litany of complaints against them, especially that their works are too love-heavy and lack gravitas.

Singers free during World Cup season

Cultural and entertainment activities in HCM City have idled since the World Cup 2010 began in early June.

Singer threatens paper with defamation suit

 Vietnam’s Queen of Pop and mother-to-be Ho Ngoc Ha is filing a lawsuit against a newpaper for running a story about her teenage marriage that the diva said was “untrue and defamatory.”

Next Top Model show comes to Vietnam

Vietnamese audiences will have the chance to watch the biggest reality fashion show called Vietnam's Next Top Model to appear on the national TV entertainment channel VTV3.

Vietnamese swimmer sets two records at SEA championships

Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen snatched two golds and also set two new records at the 34th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships which is being held in the Philippines.

Back into the limelight

After becoming the first foreigner to master the Vietnamese performing arts of tuong and cheo in 2006, Eleanor Clapham disappeared without a trace. Now she has returned to Vietnam to release her debut album The Awakening.

Elizabeth Thuy Tien shaped on sand hill

On the tour to Mui ne, Phan Thiet, super model Elizabeth Thuy Tien took a fashion photo collection in the yellow sand hill.