VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities are intensifying efforts to combat smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods as year-end shopping demand surges ahead of the Lunar New Year, raising risks of market disruptions and consumer harm.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc highlighted the importance of implementing anti-money laundering measures in transactions on real estate and virtual currency trading platforms while chairing a meeting of the National Anti-Money Laundering Steering Committee on October 15.

VOV.VN - Police in central Quang Nam province have indicted three individuals involved in a case of high-interest lending in civil transactions, illegal transportation of currency across the border, and money laundering via cyberspace.

The Ministry of Finance has submitted to the Government a draft decree on implementing a pilot programme for the issuing and trading of digital assets.

A conference was held in Vientiane on March 14 to promote the use of the Lao kip (LAK) and the Vietnam dong (VND) in payments for goods and services between the two countries.

Authorities with potential responsibility for digital assets are stepping up moves for the development of a legal corridor where they will be covered.

Building legal frameworks for digital assets is an urgent need to effectively manage this expanding market, according to experts.

VOV.VN - After experiencing a sharp fall in exports in 2023, the Vietnamese wood industry bounced back in 2024 and is currently flying high as a major hard currency earner of the economy, with export earnings projected to be at US$18 billion this year.

Credit growth across the banking sector reached 15.08% as of the end of 2024, exceeding the year’s target of 15%, according to Standing Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu.

The US Department of the Treasury has officially announced in its latest report that Vietnam does not manipulate currency.