Ten domestic commercial banks have been piloting Basel II, a set of banking regulations put forth by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, since late last year, as part of measures required by SBV to restructure the local banking system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,000 households along the Hong (Red) and the Thai Binh rivers will be relocated as part of the new national plan for flood prevention and control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sasuke, the sports game show that originated in Japan, will start its second season in Viet Nam from May 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bonsai can be seen as a miniature world of a Vietnamese village. An old banyan tree shadows a replica of a temple while a tiny fisherman sits by a pond.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Much more by the way of realistic reforms need be done to tackle the challenges of a rapidly aging population in Vietnam, says the Ministry of Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoIT).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Voters in Truong Sa island district, the central province of Khanh Hoa, are anticipating the election of deputies to the 14 th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for 2016-2021

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to increase the number of ethic minority deputies at the 14th National Assembly (NA) so that the assembly has appropriate representation from all social strata.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Greater efforts are needed for women to make up 30 percent of deputies in the 14th National Assembly (NA) as targeted by the NA Standing Committee, insiders have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disasters such as drought, salt water intrusion and severe cold have already caused higher financial losses this year than last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Argentinan DJ band Heatbeat will perform at the Rave Under Water music festival in Eden Garden in Hanoi on May 14,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Bourbon Street Jazz & Blues Festival featuring music and Cajun food will be held at Cargo Event Space on May 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of installation art by Vietnamese artist Tran Trong Vu and his French colleague Christine Jean will take place at French cultural center L’Espace in Hanoi from May 12 to June 5, L’Espace has announced.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trial installation of security camera systems in the central city of Da Nang has helped the city to discover and prevent hundreds of crimes.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 40 ancient maps, indicating the Hoang Sa Islands belong to Viet Nam, and two atlases were displayed for the first time at a conference: Conflict in the South China Sea at Yale university in Connecticut, the US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-year-old singer Tran Hieu has been recognised by Viet Nam Guinness Records as the country’s oldest People’s Artist.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers of xich lo (cyclos or pedicabs), a favourite form of transport in the UNESCO-declared World Heritage site of Hoi An in central Viet Nam, are doing quite well these days.

There has yet to be a definitive conclusion on the cause of mass fish deaths in the central region, but nonetheless, local residents whose diets rely on seafood and fishermen living along the coast from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue have been suffering.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministers, Government officials and People’s Committee leaders should improve management of food safety and hygiene, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in a recent directive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Football referee Ha Anh Chien and referee assistant Tran Duy Khanh have been banned till the end of the V.League’s first leg following serious mistakes that made headlines for days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a world reeling with political fractures, environmental disasters, spiritual confusion, and economic and familial breakdown, art holds its unique place, Suzanne Lecht, owner of Art Vietnam Gallery, said.