Credit growth of credit institutions was quite positive at 5.04% at the end of the first quarter of this year, much higher than the 2.16% rise in the same period last year, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu said at the Government’s regular press conference.

VOV.VN - Female Vietnamese footballers secured a 3-2 surprising win over their Republic of Korean opponents in a friendly game on April 12.

Vietnam shipped a total of 105,000 tonnes of cashew nuts abroad in Q1, earning US$630 million, down 6.7% in volume and 5% in value compared to those in the same period of last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has slashed the anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s honey exporters by almost sevenfold compared to its preliminary conclusions, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded nearly 23,000 new coronavirus infections on April 12, but the number of patients recovering from the virus was nine times higher than the number of new cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy recently had a meeting with Abbas Heidani, CEO of Milad Tower Company in Tehran capital, on the possibility of promoting Vietnam’s tourism potential in the capital.

VOV.VN - Thai Nha Van of Vietnam successfully beat off competition from 30 beauties from across the world to win the Miss Culture World International 2022 pageant which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

VOV.VN - The Top 16 finalists of the Miss Tourism sub-contest have posed for photo collections to promote tourist spots throughout the northern province of Thai Nguyen as part of the ongoing Miss World Vietnam 2022 pageant.

VOV.VN - Lao daily newspaper Pasaxon (People) published a front-page editorial on April 11 highlighting the time-honoured friendship and special relationship between Laos and Vietnam to mark 45 years of the Friendship and Cooperation Treaty and 60 years of bilateral diplomatic ties for this year.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) reports 753,571 motorbikes were sold during the first quarter of the year, up 7.43% compared to the same period from last year.