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AmCham then began holding small monthly meetings on the top floor of the Army Hotel in Hanoi. AmCham organised many activities for members of the community in those early days including lunches with visiting government officials, softball games, a traditional Thanksgiving holiday dinner in the former conference hall of the Metropole Hotel, and the first American Independence Day celebration in over 40 years held in Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Moving from former adversaries to trusting and valued partners

TeleICU allows patients in remote and distant places to be connected through an off-site command centre to a critical care team, and crucial health information is exchanged in real-time through audio, visual, as well as electronic means. With remote monitoring, doctors can monitor their patients without making multiple trips to visit their premises. This minimises physical interaction, reduces contamination risk, and still allows timely support to at-risk patients at critical moments even from a distance. … [Read more...] about Digital technology – new future for Vietnamese healthcare

Attracting social investment, private investment and foreign direct investment (FDI) was also key. The PM said that if Vietnam failed to offer proper conditions, for example, infrastructure or incentives, FDI would go to India, Indonesia, Thailand or Malaysia instead of Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Three horses to pull nation’s economic growth: PM Phuc

Through prodigious reforms, the province has managed to cut the time needed to complete administrative procedures for investment and online public services (Level 4) in business registration by 20-50 per cent. Nghe An has developed preferential policies for domestic and foreign investors in various fields, such as cost-support for procedures, site clearance compensation, human resources training for projects, and brand promotion. … [Read more...] about WHA IZ 1: spotlight in Nghe An for South Korean investors

Ambassador Lan took the occasion to report about Vietnam’s efforts to curb the pandemic, highlighting the Vietnamese Government’s determination and drastic measures in epidemic prevention and control. She said Vietnam has maintained dialogues with nations via teleconferences and presented medical supplies and face masks to ASEAN and international friends, as well as successfully held the online Special ASEAN Summit and ASEAN 3 Summit. … [Read more...] about Vietnam undertakes Chairmanship of ASEAN Committee in Bern