Hollywood has just chosen Cat Ba (Hai Phong) as the location for a new film project expected to be widely screened on Netflix, HBO

The Vietnamese Government is committed to creating the most favourable conditions to attract film projects and is eager to listen to feedback from US partners, a diplomat has said.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) is taking its message direct to the heart of movie world, pushing ahead with a Vietnam Tourism - Cinema Promotion Programme in the US themed 'Vietnam - New Destination of World Cinema'.

Fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri has been honoured as one of the three outstanding designers in US fashion by Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Vietnam’s Tourism Ambassador and Hollywood film director Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts returned to Vietnam to launch a scholarship fund for Vietnamese students on May 18.

British Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist Michael Price will travel to HCM City and share his experiences as part of a project launched by several city organisations.

Three foreign film projects in Vietnam have been approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism this year.

Vietnam provided the “perfect aesthetic” for the film “Kong: Skull Island”, director Vogt-Roberts was quoted by Channel NewsAsia on its website www.channelnewsasia.com.

Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngo Thanh Van, known as Veronica Ngo in English, plays the role of a killer named Tien in a US film starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton and Noomi Rapace.

A movie with very simple content but stunning visuals and a great soundtrack has captured the imagination of local audiences.

Hollywood director and screenwriter Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts have arrived in the northern province of Ninh Binh to prepare for his new film Kong: Skull Island, the upcoming King Kong prequel.