Việt Nam News

Over nearly a century Disney has exported US culture across the globe, but the company was astonished to find one slice of Americana wildly popular in China -- the turkey leg.

On the imposing metal sheets of the border fence that divides Tijuana, Mexico from San Diego, California, a hand reaches out in friendship amid a burst of butterflies.

Young dancers are encouraged to take part in the Cwalk dance competition Crush the Floor Tournament at Saigon Outcast on July 23.

Heart Beat, a Saigon-based underground music community, will hold a music and light show with London-based techno producer and DJ Sigha at The Observatory on July 21.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will host an arts discussion on self-expression on July 14.

Today, in the afternoon, the Hanoia Culture Space will host a talk with two special guest speakers – former French Ambassador Jean Noel Poirier, and Hanoian veteran photographer Nguyễn Hữu Bảo.

The FVH Film Night on July 20 will present one of the favourite films from the 1970s, Mối Tình Đầu (The First Love) by director Hải Ninh.

The Đồ Sơn Buffalo Fighting Festival of the northern province of Hải Phòng will lose national intangible heritage status if its organising process does not fulfill its safety commitments, according to a report submitted by the Agency of Grassroots Culture to minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện.

Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA) will organise two events on Saturday.

HCM City will host the first ever Fashionology Festival in October on Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street.

Vietnamese and Japanese art troupes and artists will join in the annual Việt Nam-Japan Culture Exchange at the city’s administrative centre and the Hàn River port on July 27-30.

Pop star Rihanna has uploaded an image of herself on Instagram wearing a design by Vietnamese Nguyễn Công Trí.

Magnum Photos, the legendary agency set up by Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson, has been forced into a major shake-up that has left it seeking private investors for the first time.

Gangnam Style, the quirky South Korean video that spawned a global dance craze and went so viral it nearly broke YouTube, has finally been dethroned as the most watched video.

Choreographer Tuyết Minh will debut her second show Úm Ba La in September. It is a contemporary show combining dance with circus acts. She speaks about dance in Việt Nam and her show Úm Ba La.

The central coastal city of Đà Nẵng officially launched its open-top double-decker bus tour yesterday.

The 25th Southeastern Viet Nam photo festival gave out awards and honour to works by regional artists.