The commercial banks, which once rushed to mobilize gold deposits now have to pay the penalty for their decisions.

Negotiations on the establishment of a new regional free trade area under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will start at the upcoming 21 st ASEAN Summit slated to take place in November in Phnom Penh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over ten Filipino entered Vietnam as travelers to snare foreign visitors in HCM City by gambling fool.

 A drug initially developed to treat some types of cancer now appears to help people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), a study said Thursday.

  Chinese man given death sentence; ADB support aims to lower HIV threat in border provinces; Chemical warfare remnants site in the pipeline; Efforts sought to search for missing crewmen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who have disturbed, cheated and scammed foreign tourists should be strictly punished and even face criminal proceedings to effectively and comprehensively control the situation and maintain social order

 Ha Noi students win filmmaking prize; Show celebrates famed songwriter; Vietnam participates in World Police Music Festival; Quiz promotes children's charity  

The information about the bailout worth 9 trillion dong has not revived catfish farmers and seafood companies. The capital shortage and the price decrease have been described as the pincers’ jaw that crushes the industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - On October 30, Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong, Deputy Chief of the Gia Lai province Anti-Corruption Steering Committee’s Office was discovered dead in a hanging position in front of her bedroom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese player Ma Xuan Cuong has been invited to take part in the 2013 AGIPI Billiards Masters preliminary round on November 23-25 in Strasbourg, France.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two dog thieves who shot an official of Bac Ninh Province dead have been prosecuted. In related news, police of Nghe An province have also prosecuted five dog thieves.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Statistics from provinces, cities and related agencies showed as of October 30 the eight storm landing in Vietnam claimed 7 lives, made 5 missing and injured 43 others,

 More than half of Americans believed U.S. President Barack Obama will win re-election while over a third saw Republican challenger Mitt Romney more like a winner, according to a latest Gallup poll released on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung told the National Assembly yesterday, October 31, that the total outstanding loans related to real estate is about $50 billion.

State Bank Governor Nguyen Van Binh took responsibility in front of the National Assembly yesterday for misinformation and confusion on the gold market about the monopoly for producing gold bars allegedly granted

VietNamNet Bridge - Last night, October 31, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the youth had impressive moments playing with Halloween.

 British Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a major defeat in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, after rebels in his Conservative party ganged up with the Labor opposition to demand a cut in the EU budget.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on October 31 for visiting State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations of Hungary Szijjarto Peter and new Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Meirav Eilon Shahar.

 Unemployment in crisis-hit Italy soared to 10.8 percent in September, the highest level since 2004, national statistics institute Istat said on Wednesday.

The Vietnam Association for Conservation or Nature and Environment VACNE has reported that 300 ancient trees have been honored and put under the special protection.

Vietnamese housewives have become highly vigilant over the glossy fruits and farm produce. They would refuse to buy the products if the sellers say the products are from China.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and the EU have agreed to speed up negotiations to sign a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and enhance equal partnership and comprehensive cooperation for mutual benefit.

Experts believe that Vietnam should begin applying the MNP (mobile number portability) when the penetration rate of Vietnamese users reaches 70 percent and the service charges can be controlled well.

After calculating the expenses, the Ministry of Finance is expected to arrange about VND20.7 trillion ($1.03 billion) to increase the minimum wage from the current VND1.05 million ($50) to VND1.15 million ($55) from July 2013.

  VietNamNet Bridge – One of the most famous Korean girl bands, SNSD, will return to Vietnam to perform in the K-pop Festival 2012 - Concert in Viet Nam in late November.