The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) has just sent out a warning against risks about foreign companies taking advantage of country of origin (in Vietnam) to reap benefits from their exports to a third nation.

Vietnam is expected to see a surge in foreign direct investment (FDI), thanks to various factors such as free trade agreements, the trade war between China and the United States on Vietnam, and stronger interest in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.

Saigontourist Holding Company is one of two tour operators, along with Hanoitourist, assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to offer free day tours of Hanoi, Halong and Ninh Binh to reporters covering the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi.

Mobile carrier MobiFone has rolled out a package, named PEACE, designed for international participants in the upcoming summit between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi, a representative of the carrier said recently.

A multimedia installation and live performance show called “Interactive Sound Installations“ by the duo Vienna-based artists Cao Thanh Lan (Vietnam) and Gregor Siedl (Austria) will be held at Heritage Space in Hanoi on March 1, starting at 8 p.m.

In celebration of International Francophonie Day (March 20), a music program titled “Music Night with Chaton” will be held at the French cultural center L’Espace in Hanoi on March 23, starting at 8 p.m. Chaton will also perform in HCM City on March 22 and Danang on March 24.

After a month’s break, the HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) is opening its new season with a major performance by a visiting choir from Sweden.

French artist Sandrine Llouquet will hold her fifth solo exhibition titled “Chapter 4: Days and Nights of Revolving Joy” at Galerie Quynh in District 1 of HCM City from February 21 to April 6.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to monitor the nation’s underground economy in a bid to evaluate its overall production and thus get a clearer picture of the nation’s economy.

MAM. Manufaktur für aktuelle Musik group from Germany will perform the contemporary version of Arnold Schönberg’s musical work “Pierrot Lunaire” at the HCMC Conservatory of Music on February 19, according to the German cultural center Goethe-Institut in HCM City.