The sixth Japan-Vietnam Festival is scheduled to take place at September 23 Park in District 1 of HCMC in January next year, said Tsutomu Takabe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance. 

 “Actress Wanted”, which bagged top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018, will be screened at cinemas in major cities in Vietnam late this month, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

The national social insurance agency has issued a statement reassuring that the interests of all socially and medically insured people will be protected as per law.

The Ministry of Public Security recently announced to press charges against Nguyen Huu Tin, former vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee, and four others for their alleged involvement in a land misuse case involving Sabeco.

At his second solo exhibition Fairy Land, lacquer painterartist Nguyen Quoc Huy displays large and distinctive paintings. The pieces feature light colours, which are rarely used in lacquer painting.

 At the current rate, Vietnam ranked third in Asia in terms of beer volume consumed in 2017, only behind Japan and China, and topped Southeast Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran writer Nguyễn Nhật Ánh’s latest book for children will hit bookshops next week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The London-based Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) will perform with Vietnamese dancers at the Toyota Classics Concert 2018 at the HCM City Opera House on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Huynh Duc has agreed to take the driving seat of V.League 1 side SHB Da Nang after the central city’s football team sacked Nguyen Minh Phuong early this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dutch clarinetist Leon Bosch will perform in a concert at HCM City’s Opera House on Sunday to celebrate the 45 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands.

 The law, which features eight amendments to the Competition Law 2004, respects business rights and maintain state management at a reasonable level to ensure healthy competition.

 The transfer of Vietnam’s major SOEs to the commission is a necessary move in improving the corporate governance of state firms.

2018 continues to be a prosperous year for hotels, especially high-end ones, in HCM City. The average occupancy rate has been 80-90 percent, and the profit to revenue ratio at least 20 percent.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) expects to put an end to cross-ownership in the banking system by 2020.

 The number of Vietnamese guest workers in Japan in the 2013-2017 period rose 461% compared to that in 2010-2013, followed by Taiwan and the Middles East with respective increases of 183% 120%.

 The event aims to strengthen cooperation and exchange between Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities on the experience in preserving national and UNESCO-recognized cultural heritages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming Group A match with Malaysia in the ASEAN Federation Football (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 will be a tough test for Vietnam, according to Vietnamese striker Nguyen Anh Duc.

 Both Malaysia and Myanmar, which are directly competing with Vietnam for the top place of Group A at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, won in their second matches on November 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty one Vietnamese nationals were discovered hiding in the back of a lorry attempting to smuggle into the United Kingdom.

 Prime Minister of Russia D. A. Medvedev will pay an official visit to Vietnam on November 18 and 19.