One hundred and twenty Canadian institutions will participate in a series of education fairs in major cities of Vietnam from October 16 to 20, the Consulate General of Canada in HCMC has announced.

The Dao Minh Quang foundation in cooperation with the Goethe-Institute in Hanoi will hold a concert to celebrate German and Vietnamese music on October 2, starting 7 p.m.

Leather and footwear exports will reach over US$22 billion this year, as Vietnam is expected to overtake China as America’s number one supplier in these sectors.

Some experts and government units have voiced concern over the future growth prospects of the local automobile sector due to the upsurge in car imports from foreign markets in recent months.

Streamlining stock and securities activities in the country, the new State-owned Vietnam Stock Exchange (VSE) will take charge of regulating and supervising the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HoSE) and the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), which will operate independently as wholly owned subsidiaries under the VSE.

An exhibition of 72 photos featuring the nature, people and culture of Vietnam and Mexico will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi from September 25 to October 25.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is expected to submit to the Government an automobile industry development plan with solutions to supporting auto manufacturing projects in Vietnam.

The Hanoi New Music Ensemble and two guest soloists from Germany will perform in a concert at the Vietnam National Academy of Music on October 11 as part of the Hanoi New Music 2019 festival.

The Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam is presenting the best of Argentine cuisine at the Caravelle Saigon Hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

The HCM City Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present a night entirely devoted to Italian music at the Saigon Opera House on October 5, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City.