The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s decision to tighten control over real estate credit has helped to restrict speculation while making the market transparent and preventing a real state bubble, economic experts have said.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, head of the Vietnamese Delegation to ASEAN, attended the first meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta (Indonesia).

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 12,012 new coronavirus infections on April 18, a fall of nearly 2,700 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health announced in its coronavirus update.

The first friendly between Vietnam's U23 national team and the Republic of Korea’s U20 in Phu Tho on April 19 will offer an opportunity to test some new players, Coach Park Hang-seo told reporters on April 18 morning.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on April 18 opened a trial against 12 defendants on the charge of conducting acts aiming at overthrowing the people’s administration.

VOV.VN - The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has proposed teaming up with the Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) to invest in an international super-container trans-shipment port in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Investigation Agency under the Ministry of National Defence has launched criminal proceedings against and arrested five generals and two other senior officers of the Vietnam Coast Guard on charges of embezzlement.

VOV.VN - The World Cat Federation (WCF) National Cat show was held on April 17, featuring the participation of 150 pedigree cats from the largest cat farms throughout the northern region of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Culinary Culture Association (VCCA) has launched a programme aimed at searching for 100 typical Vietnamese dishes in order to establish a digitised culinary map of local delicacies in the future.

The second Vietnam Card Day was launched in Hanoi on April 16 with the theme of “Leading the way”.