HCMC’s third “Ho Do" International Music Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place in September with the participation of international artists.

The stock market has witnessed many sessions where billions of shares have been being traded. More new records have been broken and new signs have emerged, raising a question if these are opportunities or risks for investors.

Vietnam received approximately 7.8 million foreign arrivals in the first eight months of this year, meeting 97.5% of the target set for the whole year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam lured close to 18.15 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the beginning of this year to August 20, up 8.2% year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and his visiting Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong agreed to consider upgrading the relationship between Vietnam and Singapore to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the time ahead, at their talks in Hanoi on August 28.

Hanoi is working on a project to construct a tunnel at the Co Linh intersection on the road to Vinh Tuy bridge (Belt Road No.2) in Long Bien district, in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the area.

The first Folk Song Festival of Cu Jut district, Dak Nong province attracted nearly 200 artists with 24 unique performances.

Scores of Fintech companies have had to cut their workforce by half because of slumps in sales and struggles navigating the law's grey areas.

Entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities from August 28 to September 2.

The US is Vietnam’s biggest export market, accounting for about one-quarter of its total exports, but its exports to the market fell by more than 20 per cent yoy in the first seven months.

Trade surplus reaches 16.25 billion USD by mid-August

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning about the risks of using balloons filled with nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, especially when mixed with other drugs.

The Ministry of Health has proposed to upgrade five tertiary referral hospitals to modern hospitals to attract foreigners to come for medical examinations and treatment.

Vietnam and Singapore signed seven cooperation documents in Hanoi on August 28 during Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ongoing visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN Singapore is one of Vietnam’s leading investors, injecting more than US$70 billion into 3,031 valid projects, a meeting in Hanoi heard on August 27.

As many as 500 antiques have been showcased at the Buddhist Cultural Museum in Da Nang for the first time, hoping to fascinate both domestic and foreign tourists.

British band 911 are set to play at a series of UK Festivals which are scheduled to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this September.

Le Hoang Phuong, 28, was named the winner of the Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 pageant after surpassing 43 other contestants at the grand finale held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27.

Full-time NA deputies look into draft laws

Vietnam’s new visa policy, applicable from August 15, will help the country lure more business travellers from Japan in September, said the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Chief Representative in Ho Chi Minh City Nobuyuki Matsumoto.

Vietnam and China finished third at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) which took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 27.

Prices of Vietnam’s exported rice are still the highest in the world, with that of 5% broken rice reaching 638 USD per tonne, and 25% broken rice 623 USD per tonne, according to the Vietnam Food Associaion.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tried Hanoi’s cuisine and took a stroll on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake at the heart of the capital city on August 27 evening right upon his arrival.

VIFA ASEAN 2023 will take place from August 29 to September 1, 2023 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, HCM City.

The number of international visitors looking for accommodation in Việt Nam for long holidays in the last months of the year is forecast to increase significantly thanks to the new visa policy.