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 Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh received its first international flight from China on Monday, welcoming 140 passengers from Shenzhen.

Vietnamese shares tumbled on Friday as investors lost patience amid rising concerns over the US-China trade war.

Investors have sought opportunities in defensive stocks amid rising fears about the US-China trade war, and brokerage firms expect the trend to continue this week.

Property speculation and a lack of roads and facilities such as hospitals, schools and shopping malls have led to a number of so-called “deserted towns” in real estate hotspots in HCM City.

If credit policies for luxury home puchases were tightened, it could be a shock for the property market, experts have warned.

The financial capacity of Viet Nam’s credit institutions has solidified in recent years, with their charter capital reaching VND578.9 trillion (US$24.85 billion) by the end of the first quarter 2019.

Authorities have basically agreed on a State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) proposal to allow large State-owned commercial banks to retain their dividends or pay them in shares to increase capital.

Mobile money services promote non-cash payments and help the poor living in mountainous and remote areas access services on the internet, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said at a two-day conference on financial inclusion held in Ha Noi on Thursday.

In a document on the prevention and control of ASF sent to cities and provinces on Thursday, the ministry said some households had deliberately made false or inflated claims about the number of dead pigs to cash in on subsidies.