Indochine Arts Ltd. Co. on March 24 opened the first online painting transaction centre in Vietnam, aiming to prevent copyright infringements.

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on March 26-April 1 

 Vietnam Book Day 2018 will be held in Hanoi on April 18-22 to celebrate the culture’s love for the written word.

 Leaders of the central province of Quang Tri are accused of selling calves given to low-income people.

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms are thinking of developing astrotourism activities to attract domestic and foreign travelers.

 A doctor who owns a beauty salon in HCM City has been fined VND64 million (USD2,909) following the death of an American man during a loose skin removal surgery.

 Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security on Monday arrested two employees of Eximbank in connection to the vice director fled overseas after misappropriating VND245bn (USD10.8m) from a customer.   

 Surpassing over 1,000 international candidates, Phan Trung Kien, a student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, has won the only special prize at the Kyushu Music Concour 2018 in Kumamoto, Japan.

 The Republic of Korea's distribution and food processing companies are shifting to Vietnam from China amid tougher business conditions and strained bilateral relations in the world's most populous market, the RoK’s Yonhap news agency reported.

 Vietnam Airlines and Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance (AFM KLM E&M) inked an agreement for the maintenance of Boeing 787-9 engines worth 500 million USD in Paris on March 26.

 Grab on Monday announced that all of Uber’s motorcycle and taxi drivers in Viet Nam would have the opportunity to work for Grab from April 8th.

 The exchange rate between the dong and the US dollar will be stable and end at VND22,900 per US dollar by the end of 2018, predicts Ngo Dang Khoa, head of Global Markets, HSBC Bank Viet Nam.

 Retail space is expected be abundant this year in Ha Noi with a total of 157,000 sq.m coming from eight projects under development, according to the CBRE’s Real Estate Market Outlook in Viet Nam.

 The profits of many banks in the first quarter of this year are estimated to rise higher than that of the same period last year thanks to significant credit growth.

 The Government has issued a new decree which it says will help build a "clean and transparent multi-level marketing environment".

 Throughout the annual general meetings (AGMs) season, numerous commercial banks unveiled remarkable business targets for the year ahead, promising huge revenues, profits, and charter capital raises.

There is great potential for export of Vietnamese organic agricultural products to the US and Europe, but businesses need guidance and support from trade promotion offices to achieve this. 

 Sugar company shares have underperformed in the last three months, contrasting with the general uptrend of the stock market and other sectors, thanks to large stockpiles and falling sugar prices.

 Viet Nam’s wood industry faces a quandary as bright export growth prospects are clouded by difficulties in finding the necessary raw materials.

 Former Vietnam national U23 player Nguyen Huu Khoi scored a goal on his debut with Siheung City FC in the South Korean K3 League Basic tournament during the weekend.