Ten Vietnamese commercial banks, chosen by the State Bank of Vietnam, will be applying international bank management standards in accordance with Basel II governance standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – He loves travel, having spent years going places around the world, and Hanoi is just a city among many destinations the Spanish architect has visited.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 90 per cent of the pine forest along the Ho Chi Minh Highway that runs through Krong Buk District in Dak Lak Province has been destroyed by residents as well as the local administration.

VietNamNet Bridge – Delays in issuing land titles (red books) and land-use right certificates is a problem that needs urgent attention, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Manh Hien said last week.

 VN economy improving: CBRE; Minister Vinh says falling FDI approvals no cause for concern; Bac Ninh welcomes smartphone plant; Trade surplus in 10 months: Satisfactory but unsustainable; Vietnamese flock to Japan on reduced prices

 The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Co. (Vinamilk) is now the largest dairy producer in Vietnam, holding half of the liquid milk market share, according to the company’s CEO Mai Kieu Lien.

VietNamNet Bridge – Like any other day, Lien, a housewife living in HCMC’s District 3, spends some time visiting her small vegetable garden and watering it. She calls it a garden but it just consists of some pots of scallion and garlic chives

Bho Hoong Village enjoys cool weather all year round, and has amazing scenery. But visitors get their biggest kicks from the direct glimpses they get into the lifestyle, culture and special skills of the village's Co Tu ethnic minority residents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phung Quoc Hien, chairman of the National Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs, told Hai quan newspaper that Viet Nam's spending structure was ‘irrational'.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has reduced its poverty rate from 58.1% in 1992 to 17.2% in 2012, lifting some 30 million people out of poverty,

VietNamNet Bridge – Banking officers and air stewardesses are believed to have some of the highest incomes in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Limited investment in research and poor management have hindered the development of science and technology in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will be imposing penalties for the first time on banks offering poor quality Automated Teller Machines (ATM) service.

VietNamNet Bridge – A bamboo house designed by Vietnam's H&P Architects was awarded a Highly Commended status in the House of the Year category at the World Architecture News Awards 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nghe An Province is known for a specially sweet and fragrant orange called Xa Doai that has been described as "the best variety in the region".

The recent state visit to the Republic of Korea by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was highly appreciated by RoK’s leaders. The visit’s success creates a dynamic to comprehensively develop the relationship between the two countries.

Urban flooding in HCMC is approaching the irrecoverable threshold and is seen unavoidable in the next several years, according to facts and figures at a meeting convened by the HCMC government this week.

It is estimated that nearly 1,000 inspection tours to commercial banks are conducted every year. However, the majority of the inspectors’ reports have never been made public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though buying most antibiotics requires a prescription, they have become one of the most popular drugs in Viet Nam, leading to a sharp rise in the population's antimicrobial resistance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local experts in fine arts and culture are concerned about the preservation of Vietnamese cultural identity in handicrafts and applied arts in the era of globalisation.