Several works composed or performed by artists and musicians from Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore will be featured in the Connecting Heritage Concert “Verdant Luxuriance” at L’Espace in Hanoi on December 18, starting at 8 pm.

Heart Beat will mark the sixth year of its operation in Vietnam by organizing a special music event on December 1, which is supported by and celebrated along with its long-time partner Goethe-Institut HCMC.

On the evening of December 14, the audience in HCMC can come to an East-meet-West musical space where saxophonist Timothy Sun and pianist Jacqueline Leung from Hong Kong will perform in the cosy space of the Soul Live Project Complex at 216 Pasteur Street, District 3.

A concert featuring contemporary and folk music of Vietnam will be held at the French cultural center L’Espace in Hanoi on December 1, starting at 8 p.m.

Few things in life are certain, but one of them is that as Christmas approaches, the HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will again stage The Nutcracker in their attractive production, originally created by Norway’s Johanne Jakhelin Constant.

KHOE Creative Festival, a day full of fun and creative activities, will be held at the Spring Park of Ecopark Urban Area on December 1-2.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will hold a J-Dance show at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on December 7 and 8.

Hoi An City will for the first time open its weekend market in the park of Cam Chau Ward next Saturday and Sunday morning, December 1 and 2.

The banking sector has been on the recovery path after a tough time struggling with bad debt (2012-2014), especially since 2016. This comeback has been assisted by foreign investors in local banks.

The trade war between neighboring China and the United States provides Vietnamese manufacturers with new opportunities to penetrate the American market.