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SBV says lower credit growth rate will not affect production sector
25/02/2011 05:00
The lowering of the targeted credit growth rate to 20 percent, the five-year lowest will lead to capital shortage for the production sector, because the capital will be transferred from the public to the private sector, officials of the State Bank and experts...
Readers praise four students who “save” ancient tower
25/02/2011 05:00
Many readers emailed VietNamNet to show their admiration for the four students who cleaned the Hoa Phong tower on the bank of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake. A reader at vuong_vanâ¦@yahoo.com commented: “Heroes often do very simple things. The four...
Vietnamese youth’s reckless spending
25/02/2011 05:00
According to a recent survey, Vietnamese people at the age of 21-29 use banking services more than other age groups. Up to 80 percent of housing and car installment contracts belong to people at the age of 21-29 years old. Trang, an 8X (a term...
Foot-and-mouth epidemic spreads in central Vietnam
25/02/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Ngai has announced the epidemic of the foot-and-month disease among the cattle since nearly 1250 buffaloes, cows and pigs have been infected. More dangerously, some local people didn’t obey the...
“Bi, Don’t Be Afraid” to come out in March
25/02/2011 05:00
The Vietnamese movie that participated in 30 prestigious international film festivals, has released a new trailer with many “hot” scenes. A scene from “Bi, Don’t Be Afraid”. After being delayed several times and facing difficulties in...
French twins to tickle the ivories in Ha Noi
25/02/2011 05:00
The stage at Ha Noi’s Opera House will host twin French pianists Isabelle and Florence Lafitte next Tuesday. The piano duo will play pieces by French and Russian composers Claude Debussy, Alexandre Glazouvov, Maurice Ravel and Nicola Rimski Korsakov. The...
$5 million film studio in Hanoi’s suburbs
24/02/2011 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – More than VND100 billion ($5 million) has been invested in the Co Loa Studio in the suburbs of Hanoi. This will be the largest and most modern studio in Vietnam. Many private film firms have built studios in southern...