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Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has asked the Ministry of Finance to propose regulations to tax houses to cope with property speculation.

Foreigners can now use e-visas for entry into or exit from the country at the Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh Province.

Credit institutions in HCMC must limit credit for property purchases to combat speculation in the city, said the inspectorate of the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) HCMC Branch.

The Ministry of Health has sent an urgent dispatch to cities and provinces announcing the suspension of the on-arrival health declaration requirement at airports and other international border gates, starting April 27.

Do Duc Luu, director of the Center for Disease Control in Nam Dinh Province, and four senior officials of CDC Nam Dinh have been detained for alleged involvement in the Viet A test kit price gouging case, reported the local media.

A newly built bridge linking downtown HCMC and Thu Thiem Peninsula will be opened to traffic on Thursday, April 28, boosting connectivity between the central business district and the new urban area of Thu Thiem.

Three carriers under the Vietnam Airlines Group will add over 255 flights with over 50,000 seats to meet a spike in travels during the Reunification Day (30 April) and International Labor Day (1 May) holiday.

More than US$20 billion has been lost as the local stock market has taken a hit from a strong sell-off.

The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed developing more urban railways connecting to seaports and airports to meet the city’s development demand.

Vietnamese air carrier Bamboo Airways will increase domestic flights by 15% to meet the rising travel demand during the upcoming national holiday of Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1).

Ministry of Public Security investigators have arrested four more business executives on alleged charges of stock market manipulation.

HCMC Chairman Phan Van Mai asked Thu Duc City to propose applying 70%-80% of the jurisdiction of a province as its special policies.

Dong Nai Province and neighboring Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have committed to building a ring road simultaneously to improve connectivity, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is focusing on developing three major projects, namely an agricultural production linkage center, O Mon power generation center and the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park.

After trading sessions from April 10 to 12, the local stock market lost more than VND265 trillion, or over US$11.1 billion, following rumors about charges against leaders of some enterprises over their violations in corporate bond issuance.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on April 14 launched a project promoting the logistics industry’s tie-up with vocational education and training in Vietnam until 2025.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has arrested Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and two others on alleged charges of taking bribes.

Standard Chartered has predicted Vietnam’s inflation at 4.2% this year, exceeding the target of below 4% set by the National Assembly, and said it could be even higher in the following years.

The National Wage Council has approved raising the minimum regional wages by 6%, or VND180,000-260,000 per month, from July 1.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the investors and management boards of many traffic infrastructure projects for the 2021-2025 period to review these projects.

Huong Tran Kieu Dung, permanent vice chairwoman of FLC Group and chairwoman of BOS Securities Corporation, and Nguyen Quynh Anh, general director of BOS Securities Corporation, were arrested on April 8 for allegedly assisting former FLC chairman Trinh Van Quyet with manipulating the stock market.

Associations and firms have proposed suspending the collection of fees for using infrastructure facilities and public services at seaports in HCMC to facilitate their recovery and stimulate the economy.

Two more countries, Iran and Malaysia, have recognized Vietnam’s Covid vaccine passport, taking the total number to 19 so far, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hundreds of firms active in the tourism sector in HCMC are offering special promotional packages as HCMC has launched the “Welcome to HCMC” program to stimulate tourism demand after two years of disrupted travel induced by the Covid pandemic.

The World Bank has revised its forecast for Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year to 5.3% from the 5.5% predicted early this year, based on Vietnam’s policies to cope with Covid-19, the manufacturing and processing sector’s performance and the domestic demand.