VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday (August 24) largely agreed to a proposal to establish a cap rate on civil-loan agreements, but questioned how high the rate should be.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists believe that Vietnam’s emerging economy needs a sufficient number of commercial banks to satisfy people’s demand, and that more than 30 banks is ‘more than enough’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Court in HCM City yesterday morning (August 24) opened the first hearing on the case of illegal online gambling on the website 188bet.com.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only do they collect thousands of abandoned fetuses, some workers have encouraged many unmarried women not to give up their babies and take care of them for free during their pregnancy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Off the coast of Son Tra Peninsula at the foot of the Hai Van Mountain Range, the Ngoc (Pearl) Islet boasts pristine, untouched water perfect for adventurers exploring the area around Da Nang.

The pressure of pollution is increasing along with the the hot pace of development of Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc, while the local government has not found solutions for environmental problems for this tourist island.

 Once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement takes effect Vietnam has committed to eliminating about 48.5 per cent of tariff lines and after ten years about 99 per cent of tariff lines will be eliminated.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese telecommunications companies are finding it hard to tap into unexploited markets.

General schools may lack teachers in some learning subjects and have too many teachers in other subjects under a new education program administered by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City residents in the suburbs have repeatedly complained about the serious pollution caused by the Da Phuoc solid waste treatment complex, which uses modern technology.

  Many small banks want to increase their capital but have failed to do so, according to independ-ent market watch-dogs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The central city plans to cooperate with the Da Nang FPT Software company in conducting a Japanese language training programme for information technology (IT) students at colleges throughout the city.

VietNamNet Bridge - Young Vietnamese entrepreneurs have to register their businesses in foreign countries, as they operate in an unclear domestic business environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vallet scholarships were awarded to 549 outstanding students from universities, colleges and high schools across northern Vietnam at a ceremony on August 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team - Hungyen Techedu has been crowned at the the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon), that rounded off on August 23 in Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For over ten years, hundreds of households in Chuong My District's Lung Vi Village have had to drink, wash and cook using polluted water.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the Central Highlands Gia Lai Province arrested Vu Van Dan, 39, yesterday afternoon after he allegedly killed four people and injured three persons in Phu Vinh Village.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A selection of by Vietnamese lacquer and engraved paintings is on display at an exhibition at HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

 A large fire has broken out at a steel plant near Haneda airport south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Once this road opens, it will be "the longest lantern road in Vietnam," with a length of over 1,000 m.

 Five people have died as a train hit a lorry on a level crossing in India, local media report.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some international institutions have predicted that the dong will depreciate by 5 percent this year, while economists have urged the government to devalue the currency by more than 10 percent. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in Ha Noi have decided to exploit surface water from the Hong (Red) River to ease water shortages and ensure a long-term water source for the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With many historical, cultural relics and fascinating tourist attractions, the 10-square-kilometer Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province is one of the country’s most amazing corners to explore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen failed in the qualifying round of the women's 400m hurdles at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, yesterday, August 23.