VietNamNet Bridge - Thai, Japanese, American and French retail giants are speeding up their plans to conquer the Vietnamese market.

It has been unveiled that Warsaw educated pianist Maciej Grzybowski will take centre-stage on December 2 at the opening of the European Music Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

  Property experts forecast that the real estate market of Viet Nam would continue to be on a solid growth next year, driven by the improved macro-economy and policies.

 Bang Am (Am Thong or Tung Son)- a limestone mountain range- is 830 high above the sea level in Dai Hong village, central Quang Nam province, around 46km far from Danang City.

 There is no need for fintech companies and banks to be in competition in Vietnam, a recent forum heard, as working together would expand the market to the benefit of both.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A house covering nearly 20 square meters at 603A An Duong Vuong Street in Binh Tan District, HCMC is one of the few places left in the city where signs are hand-painted.

VietNamNet Bridge – Teenagers these days want short-cuts to everything.Nguyen Van Manh, 19, of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, was one of them.Like many, if not all of us, he wanted some cash, preferably a lot of it,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many investors have been ready to take part in the solar power industry but they are still waiting for specific regulations from the Government to set prices.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has reassured the market that foreign currency exchange remains under control and that solutions will be applied if needed.

 Monkey Junior by the Early Start Company won gold prize at the ASEAN ICT Award after winning at the Vietnamese Talent Awards.

 More than 9 million foreign tourists have come to Vietnam so far this year—a 25.4% year-on-year increase exceeding the target of 8.5 million for 2016, the General Statistics Office has announced.

 Electronic phone recharging app OnOnPay received investment of $800,000 from the Malaysian Government’s Gobi Partners Fund on November 18.

 Readers of UK magazine, The Guardian, have revealed 10 things foreign tourists should do in Vietnam to make their travels more interesting.

Numerous stores in Vietnam put up massive sales on November 25 in an attempt to follow the famous US Black Friday. The local shopping scene was not as hectic and anticipated as its US counterpart, though several brands did manage to cash in.

British – Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker, producer of mega hit track Faded, will dazzle HCM City’s audiences with a performance at the Revolution Music Festival 2016 next month.

The Hanoi People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a Korean man, Lee WanSu, 45, to 13 years of imprisonment for aggravated robbery.

Cars and trucks with expired registrations have stayed on Viet Nam’s roads, despite the efforts of authorities.

Judicial and other law enforcement agencies need to enhance their expertise in several areas in order to fight corruption and other crimes more effectively, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said yesterday.

Viet Nam on November 26 sent a message of condolences  to Cuba over the passing away of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

 German singer-composer-producer Thomas Anders, part of the duo Modern Talking, a 80s European pop band, was surprised with the friendliness of Vietnamese people when he arrived in Vietnam on November 25 morning.