The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Van Binh, said that some banks are controlled by one or two shareholders or a group of dominant shareholders and up to 70-90 percent of the banks’ loans are granted to these shareholders.

On October 8, the Police Bureau of Thuy Nguyen District, Hai Phong City, said that the man who shot Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa, 44, in Nui Deo town, Thuy Nguyen district on October 3, had surrendered and handed over his weapon.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Due to losses in business, a teacher intimidated two gold shops in Hanoi to ask for money.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Though the deadline is close, Mr. Tran Van Tiep, 97, has not yet discovered any traces of the 4,000 tons of gold on Tau Mount, in the central province of Binh Thuan.

VietNamNet Bridge – "Viet Nam has huge potentials for green and renewable energy, including solar, wind, biomass and hydropower to replace traditional ones,"

Vietnamese catfish farmers still keep indifferent to VietGAP, ignoring its great advantages. It’s simply because the export markets that Vietnam eyes do not recognize VietGAP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The top 10 singers of the Viet Nam Idol contest succeeded, more or less, in expressing their individuality at the first night of the Gala Round held in HCM City last Friday.

 Buoyed by better poll numbers and a debate triumph, White House challenger Mitt Romney sought to build momentum by vowing to restore strong US leadership in the Middle East.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Members of the National Assembly's Standing Committee yesterday, Oct 8, debated a draft decree on electronic gambling for foreigners.

Vietnam strengthens ties with Cuba; ASEAN’s central role in maritime cooperation; Vietnamese, Chinese provinces boost cooperation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will defend their title at the Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper's International U21 Football Championships to kick off on Thursday in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new draft has been drawn to make amendments to the land law that will allow residents and organizations to hire private consultants to assess value of their land,

VietNamNet Bridge – Suoi Tien Cultural Tourist Park in Ho Chi Minh City has handed over the Batagur turtle to Cambodian authorities on October 5, because of its traditional and spiritual status in that country.

VietNamNet Bridge - At about 1.30pm on October 8, in Po To commune, Ia Pa district, Gia Lai province, two people were struck dead and two others were injured by lightning.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi tourism sector had a role to play in assisting northern Bac Giang and Lang Son provinces train hospitality workers and enhance service, a workshop was told on Sunday, Oct 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam General Department of Road said that 15 provinces will continue granting new driving licenses from October 11, raising the total number to 41 provinces.

Finance institutions believe that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) would not slash key interest rates further, because the government needs to be sure that the inflation rate in 2012 would be at one-digit level.

The made-in-China counterfeit smart phones, counterfeiting well-known brands of Apple, Nokia and Samsung have been available everywhere at unbelievably low prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Unique works by late artist Vu Dan Tan and artist Nguyen Nghia Cuong, which have never appeared in Vietnam, are now on display in Hanoi.

  VietNamNet Bridge - Cha Ye-Ryeon and Johnny Tri Nguyen have been selected as the ambassadors for the first Vietnam-Korea Film Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – A symposium dubbed ‘Fundamentals of the Langlands Program’ in honor of famous Vietnamese professor Ngo Bao Chau, will be held by Fields Institute in Toronto Canada from October 15-18.

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigontourist Cable Television's decision to only pay studios if their serials top a certain rating has left the latter bewildered.  

In the past, shopping malls were understood as reserved for high income earners only. However, things are getting quite different: the high grade shopping malls now target popular customers as well.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In many streets in Hanoi, there are products that are sold on the sidewalks, do not need advertising or promotion, but people have to queue to buy them.

 VietNamNet Bridge - One of the hottest topics on newspapers these days is related to the tragic situation of moguls.