Local credit institutions had settled more than VND204.4 trillion (US$8.8 billion) worth of bad debts as of January, accounting for 40.1% of the total, said Nguyen Thi Hong, deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

 Nghiem Thanh Son, deputy head of the Payment Department at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), told a press conference on April 1 that rumors of the licensing of virtual currency exchanges were unfounded, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

 Viet Nam will take part in the King’s Cup 2019 in Thailand in June.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Japanese-invested factories have opened in industrial zones as well as shopping malls in large cities and provinces in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Believing that they are at a disadvantage, digital content firms have proposed establishing a special zone.

 The Viet Nam women’s national football team have retained their 35th position in the latest FIFA world rankings.

 Abstract paintings by Nguyen The Hung will be on display at the artist’s solo exhibition in New York on April 3-24.

The Saigon Newport Corporation (SNC) has decided to reduce warehousing costs by a staggering 80% if local importers take back their containers by the end of this month.

Video-sharing site YouTube terminated its Content Hosting Agreement with local media corporation Yeah1 Group (YGC) on April 1, the local media reported.

 With the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in effect, more opportunities will open up for Singaporean-based multinationals currently investing or looking to pour money into Vietnam in a wide range of sectors. 

 New regulations on tontine interest rates, registration fee prices of houses and land, and internal auditing shall take force from April, 2019.

Heavy downpours today, April 1, have turned many streets in HCM City into rivers, affecting drivers.

 Two officials of the southern province of Soc Trang’s Education and Training Department and 30 headmasters of local schools were revealed to have gone on a private holiday using the state budget.

 The U.S. Embassy Hanoi officially handed over six 45-foot Metal Shark patrol boats to the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) in Khanh Hoa, Region III, on March 29.

 The Vietnamese Government, Foreign Ministry, relevant agencies, and Vietnam Bar Federation have implemented citizen protection measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong in her trial in Malaysia.

 Activities themed around the “Colours of Vietnamese ethnic groups” will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from April 1 to May 2, to celebrate Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day (April 19). 

Vietnamese catfish is being sold on China’s e-commerce platform Alibaba, a development expected to bring more opportunities for the product in China.

 The Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence is hosting the United Nations (UN) Senior National Planners Course, which opened in Hanoi on April 1.

 More than 37.4 million shares of five companies will be sold on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) this month.

 Experts, businesspeople, and students from the Netherlands, Vietnam, and other ASEAN member states gathered at the Orange ASEAN Factory (OAF) 2019 programme in HCMC from April 1-19.