Much has been done to encourage commercial banks to overcome their hesitancy and provide more green credit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Sunday afternoon, the atmosphere around the statue of King Ly Thai To in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District turns bustling thanks to the sound of musical instruments and the voice of a group of young street singers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – His plan to study abroad collapsed just a few hours before an interview at the US embassy in Ha Noi after his father caught him using drugs in a hotel restroom.

  Foreign business associations identify key issues at Vietnam Business Forum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese citizens who have visited South Korea more than one time can apply for a multiple-entry visa with a validity period of five years, and stay for up to 30 days per visit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Satellite Television (VSTV) has announced that they have acquired the telecast rights of the ATP World Tour series events for three seasons starting from 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Communities and businesses are getting involved in sustainable tourism to help protect Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba, managers of the sites said at a meeting held yesterday in Hai Phong.

  Capital Markets Working Group identifies areas where more change is necessary.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Between autumn and winter, often in November, Hanoi becomes more beautiful and poetic with oxeye daisies (Cuc hoa mi) which are grown in gardens on the outskirts of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The names of the five richest people on the stock market of Vietnam in 2015 have been identified.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some markets in Co Nhue ward in Bac Tu Liem district of Hanoi are supplied with water spinach that has been planted in a cemetery, where the vegetables are surrounded by belongings of the dead.

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Long Ho, a student at the HCM City University of Natural Sciences, has invented an umbrella which can help protect people’s skin from ultraviolet rays (UV).

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) still has not made a decision on the time to issue $3  billion worth of government bonds in in the international market. A source said the plan may be delayed until 2016.

Trung Nguyen Coffee, the best known Vietnamese coffee brand owned by Vietnamese Coffee King Dang Le Nguyen Vu, has unexpectedly stopped providing instant coffee products for an indefinite time.

 Eight dairy goods importers, producers and traders have petitioned the Government and the Ministry of Finance to reconsider customs-claimed tax arrears amounting to hundreds of billions of dong.

 After three years in Vietnam, Foodpanda, the operator of the www.foodpanda.vn website, has closed down its operations in the country.

Vietnam has just doubled penalty for illicit tobacco trade according to a decree recently issued by the prime minister.

 Russia considers Vietnam an important bridge connecting it with the ASEAN and always welcomes Vietnam’s investment projects in the Russian territory, said a Russian official in charge of international affairs.

Second Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina Le Thanh Xuan underscored Vietnam’s contributions to the birth of the ASEAN Community.

British singer Rita Ora will perform in the seventh H-Artistry concert in Nguyen Du Competition Hall in HCM City on December 21.