The Seventh Science Film Festival, organized by Goethe-Institute and THD Education Solution Ltd., will take place in Hanoi from October 7-18.

Vietnam still has great opportunities if it joins TPP, but instead of focusing too heavily on trade agreements like the TPP, Vietnam needs to strengthen internal resources, experts say.

Non-touch electronic payment methods in Vietnam, including contactless cards or payment by phone scanning, are being applied widely in large cities.

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.