Making profit is the most important task for every commercial bank, because of which the environmental risks are sometimes overlooked when banks approve the lending.

To fit the situation of football clubs, the Vietnam Football Federation and the Vietnam Professional Football JSC have decided to extend the deadline for registration for the 2013 V-League and the First Division Tournament for one month.

Experts urge corporate tax cuts; Agricultural R&D on back burner; Ministry sets fast-track growth for modern shopping; HCM City to issue VND5 trillion of bonds soon; EU businesses downbeat about Vietnam’s outlook

The Soai Rap dredging project with a capital of nearly VND2.8 trillion ($140 million) will be launched in late November to accommodate large ships to Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to develop the city’s marine economy.

The year 2012 would be marked in the banking history as a “CEO’s resignation year.” A lot of CEOs have resigned from their posts, for the same reason – personal or health problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New subscribers to prepaid mobile services will be charged VND 25,000 from January 1, 2013, excluding the cost of a SIM Card (Subscriber Identity Module).

VietNamNet Bridge – The team behind Eclectic Aesthetic has signed up top DJs Nic Ford and Dan Lo to Saigon this Friday night in the new venue of La Fenetre Soleil downtown. 

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VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is seeking effective measures to prevent the decline of direct foreign investment (FDI) in the country, according to a report in Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Civil servants of Lien Chieu District, Da Nang city, are probably the first state employees in Vietnam whose salary was paid late because local businesses are in arrears with their taxes.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Government Office has announced the conclusion of the Prime Minister. Accordingly, PetroVietnam will have to pay additional nearly VND11 trillion ($500,000) to the state budget.

On November 5, aloes seekers in Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province, sent letters of denunciation to many agencies. The letter accuses three police officers of Khanh Son district for misappropriating 1.5 kg of aloes.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Suong Som (The Mist) - a contemporary dance performed by Arabesque and directed by Tan Loc - comes to the City Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square in District 1 on November 13-14 at 8 p.m.

The National Assembly on Thursday approved a Resolution on 2013 socio-economic development plan, giving priority to macro-economic stability, inflation curbing, acceleration of economic restructuring among others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national men’s football squad has advanced two positions to 138th in the latest November rankings of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

On November 6, the Director of Hai Phong City Police Agency decided to strip the title of People's Police of Vu Van Quynh, 23, a police officer of Tien Lang town, for committing obscene actions against schoolgirls.

Vinacomin and PetroVietnam complain that they incur loss because they have to sell coal and gas at low prices to EVN.

 Scientists said Wednesday they have developed a method to "see through" layers of thin, solid material in a breakthrough that holds promise for medical imaging, nanotechnology -- and the spy trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a long time in oblivion, the silk village of more than 300 years old has suddenly revived in the old space, and it is now open for the discovery of domestic and foreign tourists in the hub of Hoi An.

VietNamNet Bridge - Defining that the nature and scope of the sex ring related to Miss South Mekong 2009 Vo Thi My Xuan have many things to clarify, the authorities have extended the investigation of the case for four more months.

VietNamNet Bridge - After instructing relevant agencies to research and collect opinions on the construction of a parking lot in Thong Nhat Park, the Hanoi People's Committee has approved a parking lot project in this park.

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National Assembly deputies have called for better handling of land issues, after finding almost half of the 700,000 complaints and denunciations on land issues filed during 2008-11 were proved correct or partially correct.

 The short-term outlook for the European economy remains fragile, but a gradual return to growth is projected for 2013, according to a forecast by the EU's executive arm European Commission (EC) Wednesday.