Commercial banks have well prepared for the business in the last months of the year, when the demand for capital is expected to increase sharply.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten low income couples celebrated a joint wedding ceremony in HCM City yesterday, Oct 10, in the belief that the lucky date would look kindly on their futures.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have decried State-owned film studios and cinemas for paying little attention to remote areas and called on them to screen films for people living there.

Vietnamese importers and producers complain that they are facing big difficulties since the Chinese yuan has soared from 2000 dong per yuan to nearly 3000 dong per yuan.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group exhibition named Tam Ta (Pouring), with works from five contemporary artists from Ha Noi, has opened in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Third generation services are widely used in Viet Nam but cell phones are becoming the target of hackers.

National team lose to India 3-1 in friendly; Teen takes U-18 tennis title in Bac Lieu Province; Trang, Luan win crowns in table tennis tourney; Da Nang to construct 40,000-seat stadium

VietNamNet Bridge – The sight of overhanging cable tangles in most city streets could be thing of the past by 2025 if a project proposal to bury them goes according to schedule.

VietNamNet Bridge – Any organisation or individual that violates intellectual property rights will be fined from VND2 million to VND500 million (US$100-25,000), according to a new decree that will take effect on November 9.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietinbank agreed yesterday, Oct 10, to sell a 10-per-cent stake in the firm to International Finance Corporation (IFC) for US$190 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – Air Mekong, Viet Nam's third private airline, received its Air Operator's Certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam in southern Kien Giang Province on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi wants to be friends with all cities in the world for peace, friendship, cooperation, development and mutual benefit, PM Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed while receiving foreign delegations

Viet Nam, North Korea review signed treaties; VN, Germany celebrate 35 years of relationship; Prague willing to share cooperation with Vietnam; Le Thanh Hai elected as secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee

VietNamNet Bridge – This year's Universal Postal Union (UPU) champion Ho Thi Hieu Hien has won big again.

VietNamNet Bridge – Parking-lot owners face fines of up to VND10 million (US$510) if they are caught overcharging customers more than once.

Construction labs will improve quality; Four injured in blast at power plant; Murderer of VN bride gets 12 years' jail; Student jailed for assault on teacher; PM Dung calls for greater efforts to help flood victims

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamobile unveils new promotional offers; VinaPhone debuts multi-language operator service; Apple stores give away social networking application; HCM City all set for Technology Business Seminar

VietNamNet Bridge – In the HCM City property market, the apartment segment saw both supply and demand rise in the third quarter, consultancy Savills Viet Nam said in a report.

VietNamNet Bridge – Stricter provisions for timber products in importing countries are making it harder for Vietnamese wood product manufacturers to export, according to a HCM City certification services company.

VietNamNet Bridge – One thousand Vietnamese Heroic mothers, Heroes of the Armed Forces and Labour Heroes arrived in the capital on Friday after a long trip by bus from the south. The oldest was 98 years of age.