Some commercial banks have entered a new interest rate hike race to lure medium- and long-term deposits, pushing the rate to a record high of more than 9 per cent per year.

 Viet Nam will soon issue quality and technical regulations for wood glues to better control this input material for the wood processing industry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The main reason for the rapid rise of Viet Nam’s public debt is the failure to achieve the targeted economic growth rate and the resulting tax collection shortfall, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many people, a loaf of bread costing VND1,300 (US$0.06) may not be worth much,  but for poor patients at Kon Tum General Hospital, the free breakfast is much dearer than its cost. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three female guitarists from the US, South Korea and Japan will perform tomorrow at the Viet Nam Youth Theatre in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Kickboxing Clubs Championships kicked off yesterday in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

VietNamNet Bridge - With the collapse of TPP, the textile & garment industry will have to revise its investment and development strategy.

 A herd of about five wild elephants foraging for food have raided crops in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

Japan’s Kate Educational Institute is planning to establish a vocational training school in Ho Chi Minh City in order to meet the increasing demand of skilled labourers in Vietnam, according to a representative from the institute.

 Vietnamese man Thai Ngoc from Nong Son district, Quang Nam province has been listed among top 15 humans with real super powers, according to The Richest.

 Vietnam’s garment and textile sector is still enjoying good growth in exports to the US market even without the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to Le Tien Truong, Director General of Vinatex.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has issued regulations on interest support toward enterprises investing in the industrial sector and the support industry.

 Sa Pa, a tourist destination in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a magnet for real estate investors in recent years, according to insiders.

 With its knowledge and experience in agriculture, the Netherlands is eager to join hands with Vietnam to improve the quality and efficiency of its agriculture, a business forum on Agriculture-Innovation in Vietnam heard in HCM City on March 20.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) produced about 6.45 million tonnes of crude oil in the first quarter of this year, exceeding its three-month plan by 5 percent.

 The Prime Minister has decided to establish the National Council for Education and Human Resources for period 2016-2021.

 Several areas in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai were hit by hailstorms and whirlwinds during March 17-19, according to the office of the province’s natural disaster control and rescue committee.

 More than 2,000 students from the University of Sciences, Vietnam National University - Hanoi participated in an event on March 20 in response to the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign. 

 The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has proposed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to fast-track allocation of the funding for three local climate change response projects.