A report from the Ho Chi Minh Securities Company shows that bank interest rates have risen by 0.46 percentage points for short-term loans since the end of last year to 7-9 per cent and to 9-12.5 per cent for medium- and long-term loans.

 After suffering for nine consecutive sessions, strong rebounds of the benchmark VN Index last week raised hopes for a short-term recovery with forecasts predicted to touch 940-950 points this week.

Vietnam’s top female chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung is her country’s only representative at the Women’s World Chess Championship 2018 that started on Saturday in Russia.

The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of the pilot e-visa issuance programme for foreigners visiting the country.

 British newspaper The Independent recommends a three-day trip to Hanoi and Ha Long Bay as a great, affordable travel option.

 National Assembly deputies will discuss the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and related documents on November 5 morning as part of their ongoing sixth session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local residents have welcomed efforts to put thousands of kilometers of electrical and telecom cables underground in HCM City.

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Many merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in Vietnam’s retail market have included buyers from Thailand.

The Hanoi University of Science & Technology and the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam in early October announced their agreement in research and application of high technologies in transport management. 

MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) is a medical waste water treatment technology which has 1.5-2 times higher efficiency than conventional aerobic bioreactors. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 3,321 plant protection chemical products for rice and 260 products for vegetables are on the market. 

 A replica of an Italian square will be set up at the Thang Long Royal Citadel during the Italian Food Festival on November 10-11.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and President Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the significance of personnel planning, especially at the strategic level, at a meeting in Hanoi on November 4.

 Da Nang has launched a campaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products to deal with pollution and waste treatment costs.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam finished second at the Vietnam F5 Futures-Hai Dang Cup 2018 held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on November 4.

 French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on November 4 evening wrapped up his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing the friendly, stable, healthy and sustainable relationship with China, considering this one of the top priorities in the country’s foreign policy, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Credit segments utilised at securities companies for margin lending will be more tightly controlled next year, while total margin loans at securities companies currently stand at a relatively low level.

 After three months with no chairperson, Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) has finally appointed Le Duc Tho to take the position on October 31.

 The reliance and need for logistics space was at an all-time high, driven by advancements in the e-commerce sector, according to real estate and investment management services firm Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL).

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has published a draft decree on the investment and operation of golf courses.

 Viet Nam’s business had improved remarkably over the past five years since the Government took action to cut conditions and raise national competitiveness, however, it had not yet reached its targets, said experts at a conference in Ha Noi on Friday.

 Protecting pangolins from the wildlife trade is a difficult task.