Seized drug submarine

From the details given by Yen, police officers made an urgent search of the residence of Nguyen Thi Nhieu, 61, in Tan Ly Tay Commune, Chau Thanh District, where they were able to seize 523 plastic bags containing white crystals that are suspected to be methamphetamine, a precision scale, six cellphones, a cash amount of VND31 million (US$1,340), and several related items used for drug distribution, sale, and use. … [Read more...] about Police bust largest drug trafficking point in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province

Studies have also suggested the pangolin may have been the intermediate host that transmitted the coronavirus to humans when it first emerged at a wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019. … [Read more...] about Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

During the year, FPT also expanded globally with four new branches opened in Canada, the Middle East, India and Costa Rica, bringing the total number of abroad offices to 52 in 25 countries and territories. The expansion represents the group’s prompt response to customer needs in key regions such as the US and Asia-Pacific, and subsequently the remaining parts of the world. … [Read more...] about FPT prevails Covid-19 pandemic with double-digit growth

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian Ministry of Health on January 26 signed term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers, Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd (PLS) and Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd, for the procurement of 18.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The ministry said in a statement that PLS will supply 12 million doses of COVID-19 CORONAVAC, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Science Co. Ltd, which will be distributed in stages beginning April. Duopharma will supply 6.4 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine, produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. The vaccine is expected to be distributed in stages by end-March 2021, it said. The ministry said for the COVID-19 CORONAVAC vaccine, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated, each recipient will be given two shots 14 days apart. With the 12 million doses, it expects the immunisation programme to cover 3.2 million people or 18.75 per cent of the Malaysian … [Read more...] about Malaysian health ministry inks term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has contacted Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and local authorities to clarify the incident, verify the fishermen's personal information as well as that of the two vessels on which they had fared, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told VnExpress on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam asks Malaysia to provide criminal evidence of detained fishermen