Italy's Borsalino, one of the world's most famous hat makers whose fedora was made famous by Humphrey Bogart in the film Casablanca and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, officially passed into new ownership on Wednesday, a month after being put up for auction.

Organisers of the Oscars – under fire for plummeting ratings and accused of elitism – on Wednesday announced the creation of a new category to honour top blockbusters and said they would shorten the ceremony to attract more viewers.

Authorities in the capital city have just approved a decision to organise annual traditional dragon boat races between 2019 and 2021.

One of the top luxury designers in Viet Nam, Luis Antonio Torres, believes the country could become Southeast Asia’s biggest fashion hub.

The Việt Nam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) has recognised a group of 400 Pơ Mu (Fokienia hodginsii) trees in the forest of mountainous Tây Giang District in Quảng Nam Province as Heritage Trees.

A highland girl babysits while her parents go to work. — VNA/VNS Photo Phan Tuấn Anh

We had a chat with RooM to find out more about their business, thoughts on stock photography and where the future might take us. RooM the Agency is one of the notable companies contributing to Focused Collection stock photo service.

Easter Island's indigenous authorities have asked Chile's government to help them recover a unique monumental Moai statue removed 150 years ago and now kept in the British Museum in London.

Fashion designer Sĩ Hoàng has been working as a stage costume designers for many years with a large number of his products used in large-scale productions including two produced by the Việt Nam Chèo Theatre and the Hà Nội Drama Theatre to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thăng Long-Hà Nội.