The Vietnam Festa was held in Yokohama city in the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa on September 7-8.

Phan Tram Anh, 21, a third-year student at the National Economics University, has been chosen from a pool of 3,200 Vietnamese students to represent Viet Nam and join the United Nations Alliance of Civilisation

VietNamNet Bridge – Musician Nguyen Quang Long, who has just returned from a tour of France and Germany to perform xam, tells Culture Vulture that it is a rare art that needs to be revitalised and given its rightful place in modern times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia-Europe New Music Festival 2014 is scheduled to take place from Oct. 8-12 in Hanoi and Ha Long City for the first time with the participation of 200 local and international composers and artists

 Hundreds of Vietnamese nationals, students and international friends marched along the streets of the Swiss capital Bern, on June 21, opposing China’s escalating violations in the East Sea.

 The Mexico-Vietnam Cooperation and Friendship Institute (ICAMV) has called on China to fully commit to agreements it signed with Vietnam and international organisations, in order to settle the East Sea dispute peacefully.

"China has acted unilaterally. They’ve acted like uninvited guests who enter your home, plop themselves down on the sofa, and when you start raising objections, accuse you of unfriendliness. This is unacceptable," said Sicard, a Frenchman.

 How do members of the international community in Vietnam view Tet, the country’s traditional holiday?

 Paintings of VN's international friends on display; Celebrity chef Martin Yan meets fans; Festival promotes “Don ca tai tu” value; Vietnam joins Southeast Asian contemporary art festival;

Leading media agencies throughout the world have run wide coverage of legendary Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 Vietnam Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese, themed “10 years – The call of the homeland”, ended in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on July 28.

VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 365 children from different ethnic groups and countries will paint a record-breaking canvas to send a historic message as part of the activities to celebrate International Children's Day in Ha Noi on June 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a workshop on selecting Vietnam’s national ceremonial costumes, garnering diverse opinions from experts and researchers in the fields of history, art and culture.

Climbing up on the Statue of Liberty waving the Vietnamese flag, holding demonstrations in front of the White House or kidnapping an American officer in exchange for the life of Nguyen Van Troi, etc. many international friends was sent to jail...