Uber in Vietnam has started allowing passengers to pay in cash, in order to attract more bookings in due to minimal cashless payment access.

International stand-up comedy returns to these fine shores on Wednesday Aug. 26 and Thursday Aug. 27 courtesy of “smart, funny but filthy” US comic, Matt Davis.

Tali Barde is the German director, actor and screenwriter of For No Eyes Only, a movie that will be screened at the German Film Festival 2015 in Vietnam. With the week-long extravaganza kicking off in Hanoi on Sep. 6 and Ho Chi Minh City on Sep. 12, Barde will be in situ to introduce his movie. The man behind the film gives us some insight into his work.

Caravelle Saigon invites couples planning their nuptials to attend their Wedding Exhibition - Start your life voyage with us to be held from Aug. 25 to Aug. 26 from 9am to 4pm each day.

Vietnamese living overseas and their foreign spouses and children may soon be able to visit Vietnam without a visa.

American electronic music producer, DJ, singer and songwriter Skrillex has added Vietnam to his Asian tour which includes major cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Promotions of the month

Vietjet has launched a new summer promotion to celebrate the opening of new routes from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Pleiku, Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul (South Korea), and Ho Chi Minh City to Yangon (Myanmar).

According to media reports, there will no longer be compulsory marriage interviews for local residents to marry foreigners in Vietnam. This will make the process easier for couples in love to enter into the union of internment.

On Monday, Jul. 27, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, the first of the big international coffee chains to enter Vietnam, will introduce their new iced sweet tea range. The launch will be both on the international stage and locally in Vietnam.