A representative of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in Ho Chi Minh City said on May 14 the central bank would inject gold into the market through auctions if demand increases in the coming days, according to a local newspaper.
The Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Association on May 15 issued a statement denouncing the illegal installation of Chinese drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 15 had a meeting with voters in Hong Bang district, the northern city of Hai Phong, during which they expressed their anger at China’s recent act of deploying a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
The Ex-Youth Volunteers’ Association and the Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail Tradition Association have vehemently denounced China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea.
The Police Agency of southern Binh Duong province has arrested more than 800 suspects following disturbances at industrial zones in the locality.
The Ministry of Public Security has instructed police in southern Binh Duong province to work with other forces in ensuring security and order at industrial zones and safety for foreign workers there.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has taken numerous measures to grant more Certificates of Origin (COs) to exporters in Mekong Delta provinces and Ho Chi Minh City in a bid to help the firms expand their markets.
The Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) will work with foreign financial organisations to raise US$1.5 billion in capital, to be paid in instalments for building and upgrading houses.
Vietnam will do its best to help Laos develop its financial, monetary and customs sectors, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has said.
President of the Vietnamese Writers’ Association (VWA) Huu Thinh on May 15 sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart Tie Ning to determinedly oppose China’s illegal positioning of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.