Exhibitions Hanoi Bui Gallery 23 Ngo Van So St., - Photo exhibition Days and Nights showcases photos by Vietnamese and foreign photographers, till Mar 18. Displays calligraphy works and installations by the group Zenei Gang of Five, till Mar 5.

Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City will hold various events to celebrate the 2010 International Francophone Day which is scheduled to run from mid March to early April this year.

Accor, the largest international hotel operator in Viet Nam, announced yesterday, March 10, its strategic expansion plans including additional hotels within the Novotel, Mercure hotel brand, launching of the ibis brand and MGallery label.

When Hollywood blockbusters Avatar and Transformers were released in Viet Nam at the same time as their world premieres last year, it marked a major breakthrough for the local cinema industry.

Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.

Despite having donated much money to building bridges in Vietnam, many members of the VK, a group of golden-hearted overseas Vietnamese, have never been present at any honouring or bridge-opening ceremonies.

Raw ingredients, such as cucumber, carrots, lettuce, mung bean sprouts, and fresh mint leaves, make this refreshing dish ideal for summer.

THE setting could have been any typical Central European beer garden. There were long rows of wooden tables stained in dark, rich hues; half- and full-liter beer mugs hanging from metal racks; and two beautifully crafted brass decoction tanks used for mashing traditionally brewed beer.

Sóc Trăng is a province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, with its capital in Sóc Trăng. The province occupies an area of 3,223 km², and has a population of approximately 1,213,400.