Around 1,000 foreigners have registered to buy homes in HCMC, especially luxury ones, six months after the 2014 Housing Law went into force, according to the HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA).

The free entrance Aufschwung (in English: upswing) concert will take place at the Southern Women’s Museum in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 at 7 p.m. on January 16, marking the start of a series of events which the Saigon Classical Music Group will organize this year.

Diners are invited to savor an Australian themed buffet every Friday and Saturday night in January and celebrate the Australian National Day January 26 at Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers.

Many suppliers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have followed Samsung, LG, Lotte, Emart and other major companies to set up shop in Vietnam in recent years, resulting in a sharp rise in Korean investment activity.

Situated in a four-hectare area with natural forest and garden, Saigontourist’s four-star Saigon-Phu Quoc Resort & Spa has become an attractive destination for visitors to Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta.

A number of banks are joining a race to hike interest rates for short-term deposits in Vietnam dong by 20 to 80 basis points, coupled with promotion programs, to mobilize more capital for higher lending demand ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Eight dairy firms would not have to pay extra value-added and import taxes totaling hundreds of billions of Vietnam dong for their Anhydrous Milkfat (AMF) imports if the Government okays a Ministry of Finance proposal.

Starbucks Reserve coffee grown in Cau Dat District, Dalat City has been made available for guests to order at Starbucks stores in Vietnam.

Executives of American retail giant Walmart are expected to meet around 50 domestic suppliers in the textile, footwear, furniture and food industries in HCMC next week to look for products for its stores.

Buu Long Park, which is about five kilometers from the center of Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai Province, is touted as a must-visit retreat for people who want to escape the noise in cities and shrug off their household chores on weekends after a week of hard work.