After the successful screening of “Roméo and Juliette”, “Cyrano de Bergerac” – a beloved French classic in the last century – will be screened at the L’Institut français de Hanoi (L’Espace), 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi on October 7. 

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam is organizing its fourteenth act of the JF Garage Concert – a duo concert by Pho An My and Tran Xuan Hoa in Hanoi on October 6.

As more and more foreign fashion brands flock to Vietnam, domestic companies have been forced to change their business strategies to survive the competition.

Half of total business and investment necessary preconditions have been eliminated under a Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) decision, praised as a historic move that aims to create favorable conditions for businesses.

Though provincial real estate developers are less known than bigger firms in Hanoi, HCMC and Da Nang, they are rivals with powerful financial capability.

Even though retail premises in the central business district (CBD) of Ho Chi Minh City are becoming more scarce and the rents are increasing, premises far from the center are still unpopular with new retailers.

The opening of a number of foreign fast fashion brands in Vietnam have lowered the already small market share held by Vietnamese brands.

Mid-range smartphones are offering affordable prices and attractive features as manufacturers prepare for competition in the market segment.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has approved a plan to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in Binh Minh Plastics (BMP) to 100%. Analysts believe that Nawaplastic Industries (Saraburi) from Thailand will be a candidate in the race for control of BMP.

With attractive incentives from the Government, the opportunity for foreign investors to own 100% of a Vietnamese bank has never been better.