The Internet connection speed of Vietnam’s mobile networks averaged 3.81 Mbps, standing 83rd  among 95 countries and territories surveyed recently by global mobile application provider OpenSignal.

The first 7-Eleven convenience store in Vietnam is expected to be in place in February 2018, according to international media.

Passers-by on Dien Bien Phu Street might see a white villa with its thick heavy wooden door closed all the time. That’s Au Manoir de Khai, a restaurant which has provided fine French cuisine for the past 25 years.

Overseas Vietnamese comedian Van Son, the owner of The V Show theater, will run The Amazing V Show in District 3, HCMC to serve locals and foreign tourists to the city.

In the first and seventh lunar months (usually in February and August) every year, one of the popular vegetarian buffet programs in HCMC is “Saigon Vegetarian Dishes” at Metropole Wedding and Convention Center.

A selection of culinary favorites of Malaysian culture is available at Central An Dong on level 4 of the hotel during August. 

Located on level 2 of the Lotte Legend Hotel Saigon, Yoshino, one of the popular Japanese restaurants in downtown HCMC, will enchant diners with its delicate traditional “Omakase” set dinner, together with an extensive A La Carte menu.

Quy Nhon is a coastal city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh which is easily accessible by either air or road. This is a famous travel destination but the living cost there is low.

Two major foreign banks active in Vietnam have warned of the upside risks to inflation in the second half of this year, giving limited scope for monetary easing.

Vietnam saw a big leap in tourist arrivals from Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany and France in the first seven months of this year as its visa waiver for these five Western European markets continued to pay off.