Commercial banks should diversify their loan products, lower interest rates and simplify procedures to improve accessibility to official credit channels in an effort to keep people away from illegal sources, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang had a working session on October 16 with the host country’s Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo to exchange views on measures to intensify bilateral marine and fisheries cooperation.

Competent forces in the northern border province of Lang Son have arrested 15 people involved in two illegal immigration rings.

More than 1,400 Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) are set to lose their deposit of VND100 million (US$4,239) each due to fleeing from their workplace or attempting to illegally stay in the country.

VOV.VN - Border forces in Ha Giang province handed over 17 Chinese nationals on September 16 to Chinese police after they had illegally entered Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Quang Binh province have moved to arrest two Vietnamese citizens suspected of assisting people to enter Australia illegally.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating at the Lao Cai International Border Gate have successfully arrested one Chinese nationality who had been wanted by the Chinese police.

A Chinese man and two Vietnamese women were sentenced to 5-8 years in prison on August 29 for organising illegal entry into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang municipal People's Court said on August 25 that a trial is scheduled to begin on August 29 for three defendants accused of illegally bringing Chinese people into the country.

VOV.VN - Police in Vietnam’s Mong Cai city said on August 23 they have detained a group of 11 Chinese citizens accused of organizing online gambling. Ten of the detainees had illegally entered Vietnam.