Health promotion conferences where the world got it wrong

According to Derek Grossman, a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation, a Washington-based think tank, Vietnam could see a slowdown in foreign investment if the Biden administration were to restore Chinese tariffs to previous levels. However, he added that “some analysts see the movement of supply chains away from China, especially by Japan, as more of a natural development than one simply enforced by the US.” … [Read more...] about Biden keen to promote a strong America united

"I am worried about the two weeks of Christmas holidays. We are up against a dramatic pandemic which is ongoing -- the battle still has not been won," Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza warned as the country recorded 64,036 deaths, surpassing Britain's 64,026. … [Read more...] about US set for mass vaccinations as world virus deaths top 1.6 million

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia has recently filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the European Union (EU)’s rules affecting the consumption of palm oil-based biofuels. In the complaint, dated January 15, Malaysia charges that the EU, particularly its member states such as France and Lithuania, had imposed restrictive measures on the use of palm oil that violate international trade agreements. Malaysia holds that the bloc and its members confer unfair benefits to EU domestic producers of certain biofuel feedstocks such as rapeseed oil and soy, and the biofuels produced therefrom at the expense of palm oil and oil palm crop-based biofuels from Malaysia. The EU has embarked on a major plan committing its members to build a carbon neutral economy by 2050, including by promoting the use of biofuels. However, it has deemed that palm oil production is not sustainable and palm oil-based biofuels cannot be counted towards EU renewable targets. … [Read more...] about Malaysia files WTO lawsuit against EU on palm-biofuel curbs

Associate Prof. Ho Anh Son, Deputy Director of the Military Medical University’s Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy,said the test results 7,14 and 28 days after the injection showed that the vaccine is capable of producing immunity and ensuring safety. … [Read more...] about Volunteers receive second shots of Nanocovax vaccine

The cancer hospital in Hanoi said that there has been an increase in new cancer cases and cancer-relating deaths in Vietnam; the situation is similar to other countries in the world including Britain, France, Italia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and the US; however, the cancer mortality rate in these developed countries have fallen. … [Read more...] about Over 300,000 Vietnamese people diagnosed with and die from cancer in 2020