A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Twenty-eight players have been summoned to the Vietnamese U18 team by head coach Hoang Anh Tuan in preparation for the upcoming 2019 International U18 Football Tournament in Hong Kong (China).

 Somsak Chaituch, a well-known Thai painter, launched his exhibition named ‘Dreamland’ at Ho Chi Minh City Fine Art Museum, on April 4.

 Vietnam’s rapid GDP growth and accelerated development as a global manufacturing hub is creating an anticipated infrastructure problem, which is a growing power demand-supply gap.

The Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange, themed ‘Bright Thang Long’, officially opened on April 5 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

 A question being asked by many experts now is why banks are joining a race to increase deposit interest rates though there is no ostensible liquidity shortage.

The foreign capital flows into the Vietnamese real estate sector since the beginning of 2019 remain on pace as the second-most attractive after manufacturing and processing, thanks to a climb in interest from overseas investors. 

 Vietnam’s latest and most comprehensive regulation on wind power development is expected to leave much room for improvement. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a big woodwork exporter, but products are labeled as foreign made, with few local brands.

 The Prime Minister has recently signed a decision to add the Loc Ninh solar power project in Binh Phuoc Province to the plan to develop national power generation with capacity of 800 MWp.

Information that Cambodia has taken back 742 hectares of land from Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG) had a negative impact on the HAG and HNG shares, but the company said it has not received any decision from the Cambodian government to this effect. 

 Four of the trillion-dong loss-making projects under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) are under the hands of Vietnam's chemical group Vinachem.

 South Korean investment into Vietnam via mergers and acquisitions is heading upwards, as the foreign investor aims to build a stronger presence in the country.

 Vinaconex had a rough start to 2019 as it has been rocked by disagreements among its major shareholders over its new chief executive, an issue that went as far as the People's Court of Dong Da district.

 Hyundai’s Santa Fe 2019 and Kia’s Optima vehicles in circulation in Vietnam may pose fire hazard due to their petrol engine Theta II 2.4, which is suspected to be the main reason behind 3,000 fires and 100 counts of personal injury in the US.

 Shopee is breaking with an unwritten rule of e-commerce platforms by introducing a new commission for goods purchased. 

 Mondelez International AME Pte., Ltd. (MIA) asked Kido Corporation to pay VND15.4 billion ($669,565) in tax arrears Mondelez Kinh Do accrued while it still belonged to Kido.  

 YouTube may once again be boycotted by Vietnamese firms due to concerns over the large number of harmful video content published without supervision.

A student from Vietnam National University of Science's High School for Gifted Students has created a device that can help to protect people from being attacked by dogs.

 Vietnamese audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy the hip-hop performance named “The Roots” by the well-known French Choreographer Kader Attou, at the Youth Theatre, No. 11 Ngo Thi Nham Street, in Hanoi, on April 13.