99 years in prison granted to black credit gang The People's Court in Thanh Hóa Province has handed down a total jail sentence of 99 years to 21 people involved in a loan shark gang.

4,000 houses built with social policy credit Social policy credit helped to build more than 4,000 houses and over 1.2 million water supply and sanitation facilities in rural areas in 2019, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

Party leader, President hails performance of public security force

The Party chief commended the force for taking the initiative in monitoring, analysing and forecasting problems and providing timely strategic recommendations to the Party and State for its policies.

Non-agricultural cooperatives struggle to receive loans

Less than 20 per cent of cooperatives are financially independent while access to credit and capital remains limited, accounting for under 1 per cent.

Soft loan policy plays role in poverty reduction

Nearly eight million poor households and families subject to special social policies have received soft loans worth nearly VNĐ222 trillion (US$9.56 billion) over the past three years, contributing to improve the living conditions of the poor, particularly in ethnic minority-inhabited and rural areas.

Anti-corruption efforts make progress

Việt Nam is winning the war on corruption – albeit gradually.

No place for black credit in HCM City Lieutenant General Lê Đông Phong, Director of the Hồ Chí Minh City Department of Policy speaks to the newspaper Thanh Niên (Young People) on his agency’s commitment to tackle ‘black credit’ in the city.

Ministers questioned over expressway projects and social networks

All 15 cabinet ministers and leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng had to take the hot seat.

Drugs in the spotlight as police chief takes questions from lawmakers Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm said his ministry was considering making drug use a criminal offence again in the face of rising drug crimes in Việt Nam.

NA deputies discuss socio-economic challenges National Assembly deputies continued discussing socio-economic development during their working session yesterday with a focus on difficulties and shortcomings that needed to be addressed.