A lack of information about the market and a foreign culture are seen as hurdles that prevent Vietnamese businesses from trading in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

With 5,584 firms established in February, the country saw 13,904 new companies begin operations in the first two months of 2016, up 1% year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Since early February the ASEAN Deep Value Fund has been acquiring more shares of Hong Ha Vietnam Joint Stock Company (PHH) and Thanh Nam Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company (CSC). It now owns 10.9% and 13.9% of the businesses.

Van Phuc silk, a famous silk brand from the most ancient weaving village bearing the same name, has been trying to access the international market while still preserve and enrich its cultural identity.

Foreign companies registered to invest more than US$2.8 billion in Vietnam during the first two months of this year, up 135% year-on-year.

Vietnam will bid for the right to host the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2016.

Famous works by Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss, Mendelssohn and Franz Lehar will be performed at the A Night of German Music concert at the HCM City Opera House on March 9.

Six Vietnamese movies will be screened at a special programme entitled New Action! Southeast Asia at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 from March 4 to 13.

It's hard to see the old stilt houses built by the Tay ethnic people of Nghia Do Commune if you don't get close to Khau A mountain range.

The HCM City Real Estate Association (HOREA) has proposed the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)'s regulations on lending limits and capital adequacy ratio requirements for credit institutions, including branches of foreign banks not be changed at the moment.