It is highly possible that the State Bank would slash the deposit interest rate further--by one percent, to make it easier for businesses to access bank loans. However, economists have warned that this would do more harm than good.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sixteen-year-old piano prodigy Nguyen Viet Trung will perform with the Viet Nam National Sym-phony Orchestra this Thursday and Friday at the Ha Noi Opera House,

 The vampire-and-werewolf tale has proven to be a constant draw to teenager girls and young women in North America, who continued to swarm theaters this weekend for a close look at "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2."

 Viet Nam lose to Myanmar in Asian women's contest; Liem ranks higher in world; Ha Noi T&T win Binh Phuoc football event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese paragliders didn't make the top three in either the men's or women's event at the first Viet Nam Paragliding Open held recently in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

The profile on the belief of worshiping the King Hungs of Vietnam will be presented to the UNESCO at the 7th conference of the Intergovernmental Commission for the Conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 All tracks of the Doha climate talks will produce new documents by Saturday for delegates to deliberate ahead of next week's high-level meetings, top UN climate official said here Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s visits to Thailand and Japan aim to strengthen legislative ties between Vietnam and these two countries.

Domestic fertilizer producers and farmers both have shouted for help. However, the solutions expected would be able to save one of the two.

VietNamNet Bridge - While their parents were at a death anniversary, a big blast occurred on the bank of a canal, killing up to four children and injuring four others.

 There is "no possibility" for the United States to put its fiscal house in order without letting tax cuts for the rich expire, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday.

  National Assembly Chairman to tour Japan, Thailand; Party leader meets voters in Hanoi; High ranking Chinese Party delegation updates leader on political developments

Ninety percent of businesses have used emails in their daily works to date, 15 years after the day the Internet was available in Vietnam. However, 46 percent of businesses don’t know why they should use emails.

 VietNamNet Bridge – State President Truong Tan Sang’s recent visits to Brunei Darussalam and Myanmar have opened up new opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and these two countries.

The Vietnamese millionaires, who once hunted for sua wood, thuy tung (Artemisia), tram huong (aloe wood), are now spending billions of dong on color-changeable wood.

Commercial banks had to stop mobilizing capital in gold and lending in gold on November 25, as per a decision by the State Bank of Vietnam. However, contrary to all predictions, the gold price has soared.

Overseas study consultancy firms have been mushrooming, while they do not have to pursue any regulations and do not bear the management of any state management agencies.

According to the new regulations, the owners of dogs and cats will have to register with the People's Committees of communes and wards. However, there is doubt of feasibility of the regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge – He has worked as a barber for heads of state for many years, but Mr. Han still remembered how thrilling was the first time he gave a haircut for a senior official.

ID cards with the name of parents, wedding party with less than 300 guests, VND5 million fine on those who use cell phones at gas stations, meat must be sold within 8 hours after slaughtering are the most controversial provisions in 2012.