VietNamNet Bridge – Eximbank (EIB) and Sacombank (STB) late yesterday, Jan 29, signed a five-year co-operation agreement which will pave a way for a likely merger between two of the biggest commercial banks in Viet Nam.

Slow sale, high inventories, low sale prices all have put sugar manufacturers on tenterhooks. They have been burning to get the nod from competent agencies to export sugar to clear the stocks.

VietNamNet Bridge – The wretched life of patients and their relatives at hospitals is revealed at a photo exhibition named “Health Market” at No. 45 Trang Tien, Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has underlined the need to implement solutions agreed upon this year in an appropriate and effective manner.

The people working at offices and self-contained buildings are prone to some diseases of headache or inflammation because of the regular inhalation of volatile organic compounds arising from printers, wooden furniture or paints.

A teacher in the mountainous region bluntly stated “I am an HIV positive teacher” after many times of unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide

 VietNamNet Bridge – While several people find it difficult to buy train and coach tickets for Tet due to strong demand, air tickets for the holiday are not selling well.

VietNamNet Bridge – A big amount of foreign currencies has been sold by people recently since they, after weighing pros and cons, decided that it would be better to keep dong than dollars.

Many areas in the northern provinces have become stripped bare with plants plucked to be sold to Chinese merchants who have been collecting nearly all kinds of plants in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has entrusted Saigontourist Holding Company to develop river tourism and agreed on the firm’s proposals to create some typical tourism products for the city.

If HCM City proposes to have an additional 1-2 more mobile police regiments, the central government is also willing to support to re-establish order and regain the confidence of the people,  Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The unexpected incident happened in the seventh round between Le Quang Liem and the world’s No. 13 player - Ivanchuk, when both players accidentally violated the rules of the tournament.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the overall picture of losses and gains is still unclear, many securities enterprises reported contrast situations in 2012 with some posting up big profits while others incurred heavy losses.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly two weeks before the lunar New Year, the Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi begins to be busy with on-the-spot transactions when many customers go to the village to buy peach and kumquat trees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is set to ban the sale of cigarettes to people under 18, as also the hiring of people of this age group to sell tobacco products.

Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, and the effect appears to be slightly stronger with regard to more aggressive forms of the disease,

Hanoians and foreigners living in the city will experience the Traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival’s joyful atmosphere by attending a wide range of cultural and art performances held during February in the capital city.

SBV says will resort to compulsory reserve ratio; Positive signals for farm produce exports; Cai Mep-Thi Vai international ports inaugurated; January's industrial production index falls; Japan leads Vietnam’s January FDI investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many scientists of southern cities and provinces have called for a new approach to climate change adaptation that would be tailored to each specific region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Struggling against weak efficiency and a heavy load bad debts, Vietnamese finance companies are finding ways to restructure.