Fake VND200,000 banknotes have been found in circulation in the market, the State Bank of Vietnam said in a statement on October 2.

The State Bank of Vietnam has posted on its website a draft circular that would ban both Vietnamese and foreigners from carrying gold bars and gold materials when they enter or leave the country.

The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United Sates (Ex-Im Bank) said it has voted to authorize a US$118 million direct loan to the Vietnamese Government for the export of a Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company telecommunications satellite and additional goods and services.

The World Health Organisation has commended Vietnam for its strengthened resolve to make roads safe following a newly-issued Government decree that imposes higher fines on traffic violators.

Foreign-invested schools will be restricted in the number of Vietnamese students they can enroll, under a new law to take effect next month.