Pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will treat local music fans to a French classical concert on August 19. 

 The Republic of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company has won a 320 million USD contract to build facilities at the Long Son Petrochemical Complex.

 Vietnam’s stock market has 23 companies valued at over 1 billion USD and most of them have reported higher business results in the first half of this year.

 A water supply development programme, including 11 projects invested by Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco), will be implemented in HCM City to supply clean water for all households.

Twenty works from Vietnamese architects will be showcased at an architecture exhibition in the Republic of Korea to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

 Hanoi officials exchanged experience in various fields with the administrations of Bulgaria’s Sofia and Portugal’s Lisbon while visiting the two European capital cities from August 5 to 10.

 The 22nd fine arts exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City region featuring 122 art works of 107 artists opened at the Fine Arts Museum in District 1 on August 8.

After newspapers released the death of a pregnant after a cosmetic surgery in an infirmary in HCM City, the Ministry of Health ordered in writing its sub-department to verify and issue penalty if violations were found.

 The Hanoi Forest Protection Department, in coordination with World Animal Protection, has recently completed a re-micro-chipping of over 200 captive bears on farms in Hanoi.

The KIDO Group Corporation (KDC) has announced that it will sell 14.8 per cent of its subsidiary KIDO Frozen Food (KDF), or 8.288 million shares, to strategic partners and employees. 

 Investors around Asia may share the same excitement about Vietnam’s M&A market, but their strategies are often quite different from one another.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that now is the the right time for the state to divest Sabeco shares because the shares are going for a good price.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City have performed the country’s first robotic surgery on a liver cancer patient.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked concerned organisations to investigate two consecutive breakdowns in which a train was derailed twice at Yen Vien Railway Station 

An abstract painting exhibition by artist Tran Nhat Thang, titled Mien Thanh Than (Serenity), has opened on 16 Trang Tien, in the capital city, marking Thang’s return after nearly 10 years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forty-two sculptures in the themes of youth and love are on display at an exhibition in HCM City’s Van Thanh Tourist Park.

Humane Society International - Viet Nam (HSI - Viet Nam) is calling on the South African government to honour its commitment to protect rhinos by refusing permits for an auction of rhinoceros horns.

About $15-20 billion of state divestment, the strongly rising private sector, and a number of investment funds planning to divest, all of these promise to significantly contribute to the development of the sizable M&A market in Vietnam.

 No negotiations took place over Galaxy Cinema , says Galaxy Studio.

Vice chairman of the HCM City's District 1 People's Committee, Doan Ngoc Hai, believed that shadowy interest groups are making huge profits from businesses on local pavements.