Nine Vietnamese films will be released at the Vietnamese Film Festival in Australia this month. 

 HCM City’s Can Gio District is preparing for its annual Nghinh Ong Festival, to be held next week to show fishermen’s respect for the whale and gratitude for a bumper catch.

 The first season of Junior Masterchef Vietnam has been launched to search for budding kid chefs in the country. Children aged between 8 and 14 can now register to attend the cooking competition at www.vuadaubepnhi.vtv.vn until September 5.

 Vietnam and Thailand jointly issued a set of commemorative stamps in Hanoi and Bangkok on August 5 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976). 

 Dozens of TV music shows are attracting millions of viewers who like watching music at home for free instead of going out for live shows.

 Indian actress Avika Gor, well known in Vietnam for her role in the Indian film named Balika Vadhu (Child Bride) will return Vietnam on June 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Saigon Café of Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, at 88 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCM City, offers you a new dining experience in June, especially on the occasion of Father’s Day, June 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 70-year-old man from the UK has a private collection of 2,500 guns, swords and other weapons of many countries in the southern city of Vung Tau.

A favourable investment climate is putting Vietnam on the radar of many transnational corporations drawn by tariff perks, cheap labour and political stability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of foreign invested associations have warned they are considering leaving Vietnam for the more attractive markets, like Cambodia or Myanmar.