In 2007, the State Bank began testing intermediary payment services. Nine pioneers in the market received licenses to provide services. By February 2017, the number of service providers had reached 20, each of which targeted specific groups of clients.

More and more big investors are pouring money into the education sector, which is seen as profitable and safe.

Under the framework of the European Literature Days, an exhibition-discussion with French author and illustrator Jean-Charles Sarrazin will take place at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi from May 6 to 16.

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace will hold the screening of the theatrical performance of “Romeo and Juliet” by actors from the Comédie Fraçaise theater, France on May 20.

While a few coffee chains have had to close, milk tea chains have become popular, especially in the north.

“Je Fais la Mort”, a movie by French director Jean-Paul Salomé, will be introduced at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 5.

The attractiveness of the processed food industry in Vietnam, a market with 90 million consumers, can be seen in the high number of merger & acquisition (M&A) deals made in the last three years.

Though only around 10 Vietnamese footwear brands exist in the home market and each holds a modest 2% of market share, the products have begun conquering the local consumer market.

The expansion of the ‘clearing pavement campaign’ in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City means fewer vending stalls in the cities.

An entertainment music show called “The Classic Timeline” will be held at Heritage Space, 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza, 6 Nguyen Hoang Street, My Dinh 2, Hanoi on April 29.