In early October, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) made adjustments on basic interest rates with the aim of improving the effectiveness of monetary policies and regulations of interest rates.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorised agencies from the Central Highland Kon Tum Province's Dak Glei District have not yet succeeded in curbing the illegal gold mining.

VietNamNet Bridge – The final night of Miss Asia Pacific 2011 took place on October 15 in South Korea. Vietnamese contestant Truong Tung Lan entered the top 15 contestants.

Industrial workers to get better facilities; Outstanding women honoured for contributions; Storms threaten flimsy cottages on riverbanks, seaside

VietNamNet Bridge – An information technology competition for disabled students, a first of its kind in Viet Nam, drew about 140 Vietnamese and South Korean students on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The 22.7kg turtle caught by a Hanoi’s fisherman was sold to a Chinese trader at the price of VND180 million (nearly $9,000) on October 14.

VietNamNet Bridge – Under the impact of a tropical depression, downpours covered the central region over the last several days. Flooding triggered by torrential rains has submerged over 10,000 houses in the region.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies from HCM City, business executives, and city authorities are sceptical about the effectiveness of a proposed advertising law in bringing order to the chaotic industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition entitled Mua Thu (Autumn) featuring paintings of mountainous Sa Pa landscapes and ethnic minorities has lured many visitors since opening in Ha Noi.

Restructuring commercial banks has been highlighted as the most important task for now. Once the restructuring is completed, Vietnam will have fewer banks than currently, because unprofitable and small banks will be swallowed by others.

Vietnam, Laos armies promote cooperation; Torino city expects to strengthen ties with Vietnam; Vietnam, Cuba promote people-to-people exchanges

VietNamNet Bridge – Seeing the elephant, an 11-year-old girl took food to the animal, but the elephant raised the girl by its trunk, threw her to the ground and trampled her to death.

Singing project launched; “The Gift of Italy” launched in Vietnam; Institute to preserve traditional music; RoK culture highlighted in Vietnam; Palestine documentary presented in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts yesterday called on the community to take action against cancer at the launch for a communication programme for the prevention of the disease in women.

VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 21, Do Ngan Thuong has pursued gymnastics for 15 years. That period is about to close because the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) 2011 will be her last competition as a gymnast--to become a coach.

VN rank eighth in wushu championships; U23 players win friendly before VFF Cup; Binh Duong take silver in tournament; Vietnam wins gold at World Wushu Champs

At least 20 people died on Sunday in a major mudslide in El Salvador, as soils in this mountainous country were saturated due to a week of torrential rains, authorities said.

Several thousand protesters marched through downtown Los Angeles Saturday from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall to show their solidarity with the "Occupy" protesters in other cities on the International Day of Action.

Experts all believe that the decision by the State Bank of Vietnam to adjust the interbank exchange rate by another 10 dong per dollar to 20,678 dong per dollar is a “reasonable, flexible and timely” move.

VietNamNet Bridge – Installation of a pipeline system under the Sai Gon River will dramatically curb pollution in HCM City's canals, city authorities said last Friday.

Universities and junior colleges are rushing to open joint training programs under which they cooperate with foreign schools to train Vietnamese students. Many of the programs have not been licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

While the popular mobile phone market has become saturated with no considerable sale growth, the owners of Vietnamese-brand mobile phones try to attract more users by launching the products using the Android operating system.

By October 10, 134 households in Dong Nai province had claimed 15 billion dong for damages from Sonadezi Long Thanh, because the state owned enterprise discharged untreated waste water to the Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge – A senior Party official has said the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a success.

A lot of investors rush to register the investment projects on building industrial zones (IZs), because the investment licenses would bring them fat profit when they transfer them to other investors.