VietNamNet Bridge - Sources say Standard Chartered Bank, a big foreign shareholder of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), is considering leaving ACB.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The branch of Xuan Giang Primary School located on Hong Lam Island has only three classes with nine pupils.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) organized a non-deal roadshow for the Vietnam’s $3 billion international bond issuance campaign, scheduled to be launched in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines, the national flag air carrier, is seeking shareholders’ approval for the sale of three Airbus A350s it would receive in 2016-2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC, the only locality in Vietnam that has a made-by-Vietnam chip’ dream with its IC industry development program, is meeting big challenges in commercializing products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Duc (Vietnam-Germany) High School in Hanoi is one of the oldest schools in Vietnam. It was inaugurated in 1897 as a seminary. The school currently has 2,200 students.

Over the years, Hong Lam O Mai has won the hearts of both local and international consumers. The company “revolutionised” the industrial production process for O mai (preserved sugared or salted fruit).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HQGANO caterpillar fungus farm in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, regularly holds free tours for visitors to learn about the process of growing caterpillar fungus.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors, big and small, now are offering to sell bank stakes, but cannot find buyers even though the selling shares are lower than face value. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

 More than 10 years ago, authorities in HCM City made plans to build underground parking lots but due to various reasons, plans remained on paper, even as traffic jams increased and the number of registered vehicles soared.

A total of 428,000 enterprises, accounting for 45.5 per cent of all those registered, ceased or suspended business operations in the 2007-2015 period according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s report.

 Brokerages have said bank stocks will continue supporting the equity market this year but are not main drivers as lenders are facing a slew of challenges.

 Viet Nam needs a comprehensive competition policy to ensure fair competition in the market economy, said Nguyen Dinh Cung, director general of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has planned to export 1.6 million tons of rice for the second quarter of this year, 200,000 tons lower than the initial plan.

A benefit concert will take place on April 23 at the Trung Vuong Theatre in Danang City to raise funds to provide treatment and other support services for child burn survivors and their families throughout the nation.

On April 16 (the10th day of the 3rd lunar month) Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong burnt incense to commemorate the Hung Kings’ death anniversary at the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho.

The hot weather in the central region could not prevent Le Van Duan of VUS HCM City from grabbing his second win at the HCM City Television Cycling Cup April 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned local authorities of An Giang Province the task of making a master plan for the special national relic archaeological site Oc Eo - Ba The.

The excavation of a 14th century citadel in the central province of ThanhHóa kicked off yesterday (April 15).