The latest updates show that the bad debt increase has slowed down, which is really the good news for the national economy.

 The eurozone's government debt rose to 90 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the second quarter this year from 88.2 percent a quarter earlier, the statistics office of the European Union (EU) said Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City international exhibition futsal championship kicks off today at the Tan Binh Gymnasium, Tan Binh District, with Uzbekistan taking on Kuwait and Viet Nam facing Italy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Supporters' faith in the national team was shaken yesterday, Oct 24, as Viet Nam displayed an unconvincing performance in its 0-1 defeat by Turkmenistan.

 U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it will continue adopting the current ultra-loose monetary policy in an effort to bolster tepid economic growth and reduce the high unemployment rate.

 U.S. President Barack Obama is cutting into Republican challenger Mitt Romney's lead among likely voters nationally following the second and third presidential debates, the latest Gallup daily tracking poll showed on Wednesday.

 With the advent of online booking sites, booking a place for a trip to Vietnam has never been such easy and convenient like that.

  Vietnam expects more UN support for development; Deputy PM greets Cambodian guests; Vietnam-Cambodia military relations hailed; Seminar strengthens Vietnam – Laos special ties

The National Assembly’s (NA) 13th Legislature’s fourth session was launched on October 22, 2012 looking for solutions to help firm unclog the economy.

A lot of private universities are still awaiting more students, though October is nearly ending, and state owned schools all have started a new academic year.

Businesses have demanded more loans in foreign currencies to prepare for the year-end production season. Meanwhile, banks have reported the sharp falls in the capital mobilized.

Vietnam takes pride of the higher number of PhDs than any other ASEAN country , but its number of scientific research works published on international journals remains modest.

Despite the current big economic difficulties, the mobile phone market has been growing steadily. The national economy has spent billions of dollars to import the luxurious products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city's Information and Communications Department has denied reports in local newspapers that some local residents have been accidentally exposed to dioxin.

The UNESCO-recognized world heritage, Hoi An ancient town, in central Viet Nam, has been named for the first time as one of the ten leading tourism cities in Asia, according to Condé Nast Traveler, the world's premier travel magazine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Van Anh, former coach of the V-League's Hoang Anh Gia Lai team, is aiming to take his new side all the way in this year's Lao National Cup and hopes some Vietnamese recruits can help him in his quest.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has unexpectedly resumed its sale of notes to commercial banks after four months of interruption.

VietNamNet Bridge - The land acquisition process at present does not create opportunity for farmers to benefit from the value of assets created from the conversion of land use purposes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi traffic police are targeting motorbike drivers that illegally travel along a new viaduct on the Ring Road 3.

  VietNamNet Bridge – The one-stop administrative procedure offices of 200 districts throughout Vietnam will be funded to equip computers, touch screens, cameras, etc. totaling VND300 billion ($15 million).

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi artists will restore the original art of xam tau dien (tramway xam singing) in a concert to be held at the Vietnamese Women's Museum from Friday to Sunday. 

 EU deal signals dawn of a new trade era; IFC: VN’s business environment improved; Garment sector strives for 17 billion USD in export; SBV exchange old banknotes; Nation swings to trade deficit in October 

 Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that a component in green tea may help protect against Parkinson's disease, a local news channel reported on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – What happens when a manager realises his concert hall has been double-booked on New Year's Eve – for two chorus groups made up of all housewives?

More than 140 scientists and managers from science parks, universities and institutes from 20 countries and territories in Asia will gather in HCM City for the 16th Asian Science Park Association annual conference tomorrow, Oct 25.