The 2018 Hanoi International Piano Festival will begin a week of piano masterclasses, conferences and workshops at the National Academy of Music on August 11.

US News has listed Vietnam as one of the 30 best solo travel destinations alongside its neighbours Singapore and Thailand.

The price of pork has doubled against its price during the same period last year, reaching a record high over the past few years, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a popular investment channel and a crucial factor in restructuring companies to improve their efficiency and competitiveness and that of the economy, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Expo (VME) 2018 opened its doors on August 8 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre in the capital.

Viẹtnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.83% in 2018, almost unchanged from 6.8% over the same period last year.

SCG has signed loan agreements worth over US$3.2 billion with six banks in its home country, Thailand, to fund the construction of Vietnam’s first fully integrated petrochemical complex, Long Son Petrochemicals Company Limited (LSP).

More than 7,000 domestic and foreign runners from 52 countries and territories will race in the 2018 Manulife Da Nang International Marathon – one of the top marathon destinations in Southeast Asia – on August 12.

Vietnam aims to increase the value of coffee products by processing more than 25% of its coffee beans by 2020, according to the Processing and Market Development Authority (AgroTrade) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Despite his tight schedule with new film projects in the US, the director of Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has still managed to contribute to Vietnam’s film industry.