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Lower margin costs fail to attract stock investors

A number of stock brokerages are attempting to attract capital back to the stock market by reducing the interest rates they charge on loans to finance clients' margin trading or by offering advance trading settlement payments to investors.

SCIC dials in telco changes

The State Capital Investment Corporation is weighing up exits from the telecoms sector.

National Junior Badminton Championships concludes

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi topped the final rankings at the National Junior Badminton Championships, which was wrapped up at the Thai Binh provincial gymnasium on June 23.

A green economy, why not?

Vietnamese scientists believe that Vietnam has all conditions needed to develop a green economy, urging the government to take the actions right now to lay the cornerstone for the Vietnamese green economy.

Alonso scores twice to gift Spain 2-0 win over France

Xabi Alonso's powerful header and penalty kick helped World Cup and Euro champions Spain beat France 2-0 in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals here on Saturday night.

The Bach Coc Elder

Japanese scientists have concluded many findings of great value in Vietnam. A particular one is the project on Bach Coc Village by Professor Yumio Sakurai (locally known as Bach Coc Elder) and his associates.

Vietnamese-Polish nabs award for child authors

When Nguyen Nhat Anh’s classmates ask her what she did this summer, she’ll have a good answer. The 11-year-old in Warsaw wrote a book of six poems in Polish – with drawings to match – that placed second

Love potion’s effect

VietNamNet Bridge – VND1 million ($50) to draw the husband back to his family and to make him love his wife forever is dirt cheap, so Ms. Le Thi Huong in Hanoi rushed to buy a love potion.

Cementing Vietnam-Cambodia ties

VietNamNet Bridge – As close neighbours, Vietnam and Cambodia have established a long-standing friendship, and they vow to work more closely together to bring this bilateral relationship to a new height.

Eco initiatives put forward at Rio+20

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has put forward initiatives on goals of sustainable development, establishment of regional green economy centres and measures against sea-level rise during the three-day United Nations Conference

Ma – Vietnam’s oldest family

VietNamNet Bridge – The headman of the Ma family in the midland province of Phu Tho said that his family originated from the age of Hung Kings, over 2,000 years ago. It means that this is the oldest family in Vietnam.

Primitive Suoi Mo awaits tourist footprints

When you mention Bao Loc City in Lam Dong Province, people think of the magnificent Dambri Waterfall, immense tea and coffee plantations and winding hills which exude the soothing dried tea aroma.

Women who earn their living from bat feces

VietNamNet Bridge – Hang Doi (Bat cave) in Huu Lung district of Lang Son province in northern Vietnam is the place where local people earn their living. Local residents only wish to have bats back to the cave to collect their droppings.

Bikers set to roar at Motor Club Prix

VietNamNet Bridge – Top motorcyclist Luu Thanh Tuan and his team-mates from the Luc Phong Motor team will take part in a tough race at the Viet Nam Motor Club Prix at Da Nang's Military Zone 5 Stadium today.

New hospital fails to impress patients

VietNamNet Bridge – While central hospitals in inner Ha Noi are overloaded, a newly built hospital with 250 beds in Gia Lam District is proving slow to attract patients.

Court upholds life for journalist-burning wife

VietNamNet Bridge – In yesterday’s appeal hearing, the Supreme People’s Court upheld the life sentence handed down to Tran Thuy Lieu by Long An Province People’s Court in March 2012 for killing her husband last year.

Proper solution needed to develop microchip industry

If the microchip manufacturing project gets off the ground soon, the country will be able to launch “made in Vietnam” microchip products on the market.

SPORTS IN BRIEF 23/6

Minh progresses to semi-finals; Belgian youth set for friendlies; Local basketballers triumph

Bailout package for businesses – the gift for the minority

No one can point out why Bianfishco has been saved from sinking, while there are thousands of other businesses which are also in big difficulties like Bianfisco.

Art promotes better world

VietNamNet Bridge – An art exhibition that reflects aspirations of women all over the world to create a global culture of humanitarian values that protects and sustains the environment opens in HCM City tomorrow, June 24.