Hanoi April 19 (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- The State Bank ofVietnam (SBV)’s decision to tighten control over real estate credit has helpedto restrict speculation while making the market transparent and preventing areal state bubble, economic experts have said.
Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu underlined that the move onlyaims to restrict segments with high risk of speculation in major projects,instead of impeding investment flow in real estate. Read full story
- Deputy PrimeMinister Le Van Thanh recently took part in an conference with localitiesregarding the completion of the National Power Development Plan for the 2021 -2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII).
According to the Government Office’s announcement of theDeputy PM's conclusion at the conference, participants reached a consensus thatthe total capacity of power generation sources should reach 146,000 MW by 2030,with the structure of energy sources aligning with a report from the Ministryof Industry and Trade (MoIT). Read full story
- The Prime Ministerhas approved the restructuring of Vietnam Railways (VNR) to reducethe number of its subsidiaries.
According to Official Letter 303/TTg-DMDN issued by the PrimeMinister on April 7 to approve this restructuring plan, branches of VNR'slocomotive enterprise will reduce from five to three units. Read full story
- The CriminalInvestigation Agency under the Ministry of National Defence has launchedcriminal proceedings against and detained some officials of the Vietnam CoastGuard (VCG) High Command for embezzlement charges.
They included Major General Pham Kim Hau, former DeputyCommander and Chief of Staff of the VCG; Major General Bui Trung Dung, formerDeputy Commander; Major General Doan Bao Quyet, former Deputy PoliticalCommissar of the VCG; Colonel Nguyen Van Hung, Deputy Commander; and SeniorLieutenant Colonel Bui Van Hoe, deputy head of the Finance Department of theVCG High Command. Read full story
- The People’sCourt of Ho Chi Minh City on April 18 sentenced 12 defendants to imprisonmentsof between 3-13 years on the charge of conducting acts aiming at overthrowingthe people’s administration.
The defendants are members and supporters of the so-called“Chinh phu quoc gia Viet Nam lam thoi” (Provisional National Government of Vietnam),which is a terrorist organisation founded and led by Dao Minh Quan from abroad.The organisation has conducted many propaganda activities advocating armedriots against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Read full story
- The Vietnamesewomen's football team obtained a 2-2 draw with Gyeongju KHNP of the Republic ofKorea (RoK) during their training in the RoK ahead of the 31st Southeast AsianGames (SEA Games 31).
The Korean squad got the ball into the net in the seventhminute. However, only few minutes later, the Vietnamese players found theequalizer by Hai Yen./. Read full story