The ratio of bad loans held by Spanish banks in April, standing at 8.72 percent, hit a record since April 1994, said Bank of Spain (BOE) on Monday.

Some big guys in the telecom sector like Viettel and FPT, and even smaller companies like VNG or AnbinhTel all have announced their plan on making investment in research and development (R&D) and making hi-tech products.

Disappointed with the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) swimming teaching program, parents now bring their children to swimming practice classes themselves.

The decision by the State Bank on slashing the deposit interest rate ceiling to 9 percent has raised the worry that this would lend a hand to the black credit to grow.

Tax relief helps 70,000 small firms; Northern IPs lure over 3,000 investment projects; Long-term savings interests soar after cap removal; Haiphong leads in attracting FDI; Banks reap hefty profits while firms suffer losses

VietNamNet Bridge – Famous models performed the latest collections by HCM City’s designers at the “Night of Beauty” fashion show in HCM City on June 16.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has been rated as the cheapest destination for travelers in summer 2012 (from June 1 to August 31), according to the US website TripAdvisor.

VietNamNet Bridge – This weekend sees three performances of the 2001 American musical The Last Five Years by the Dragonfly Theatre Company.

Many bookstores in HCM City have become ideal places for students to read books without having to pay for books.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 2,600 of the Ho Chi Minh City’s total number of 2,900 buses have been equipped with black box that will record the vehicles’ operations on their journeys, said the city Department of Transport.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 39th Run for Peace, organised by Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper, was launched yesterday, June 17, in the capital city.

Delta provinces ready for floods; US$105 mln education project gets go-ahead; Dioxin ruled out as mystery disease cause; Central Highlands to develop eco-tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – In a short period of time, tens of girls from southwestern and southeastern provinces applied to become residents of the central province of Lam Dong, to get married with foreigners, said a Lam Dong official.

Previously, Vietnamese hospitals only detected patients whose eyes were infected with parasites by Spirometra erinacei worms. Recently, two patients were reported to have Spirometra erinacei in their lungs and abdominal wall.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading goalkeeper Duong Hong Son of Hanoi T&T FC will join the friendly game between Vietnam and Mozambique on June 23.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Japan-based Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO have launched an international essay contest for young people.

Hoang The Nhiem, Nguyen Phuong, Pham Le Quan and Le Quang Bien introduce a charming Paris through their lens, at a photo exhibition entitled ‘Mot thoang Paris’ (A glance on Paris) at Idecaf, 31 Thai Van Lung Street from June 14 to June 22.

Lobster hatcheries, the industry that brings the annual revenue of trillions of dong a year--are experiencing days, since Chinese have suddenly stopped importing the luxury item.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the early morning of June 16, after assaulting his lover and her son by electricity, a man poured petrol on them and himself and started a fire.

The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Sunday that it was ready to continue lending support to Greece's economic growth and job creation efforts.

Viet Nam, Morocco sign investment agreement; Russian envoy receives culture, sports insignia; Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association reviews activities

VietNamNet Bridge – Minh Hang, a pop singer from HCM City, became the ‘dancing queen’ at the finale of the Dancing with the Star 2012 in Hanoi last night, June 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – A meeting was held in Quang Binh Province on June 17 to mark the 35th anniversary of the signing of Vietnam-Lao Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18) and the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties (September 5).

VietNamNet Bridge – The agricultural insurance programme that has been piloted since last July has yet to become popular. The three-year programme, which seeks to help farmers overcome losses caused by natural disasters and epidemics,

Gold trading floors have been banned in Vietnam for the last two years. However, the trading floors have never been shut down as ordered by the State Bank.