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An ethnic minority woman in northern mountainous Cao Bằng Province is given a third COVID-19 vaccine dose. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked leaders of provinces and centrally-run cities to step up the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Some localities have recently proposed to not receive vaccines or transferring their allocated doses, meaning the COVID-19 vaccination target is likely to be missed, the ministry said, citing a report from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). As of May 24, more than 219.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide. Localities have made great efforts in rolling out vaccinations to ensure safety and effectiveness and achieve a high coverage rate. The number of vaccines received by the MoH is enough to give the third and fourth shots for people aged 18 years and older who are eligible, it said. The ministry proposed leaders of the provinces and cities direct the … [Read more...] about Localities urged to step up vaccination against COVID-19

A student is vaccinated against Covid-19. (Photo: VNA) Some localities have recently proposed not receiving vaccines or transfer the allocated vaccines, leading to the fact that the Covid-19 vaccination target is likely to be missed, the ministry said, citing a report from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). As of May 21, more than 219 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide. Localities have made great efforts in rolling out vaccination campaigns to ensure its safety and effectiveness and achieve a high vaccination rate. The number of vaccines received by the MoH is enough to give the 3rd and 4th shots for people aged 18 years and older who are eligible for vaccination, it said. The ministry proposed leaders of the provinces and cities direct the Departments of Health and related agencies to promptly review the number of people who are eligible for Covid-19 vaccination, focusing on completing the injection of third shots … [Read more...] about Localities urged to step up vaccination against Covid-19

This is the fourth Molnupiravir-based drug produced in Vietnam to be authorized for use in the country. The DAV orders manufacturers to adhere to documents registered with the Ministry of Health; coordinate with treatment facilities to strictly comply with current regulations on prescription drugs, monitor the safety, effectiveness, and unwanted effects of drugs on Vietnamese people, as well as compile reports according to regulations. At the same time, the DAV also requested local departments of health notify medical examination and treatment facilities, medical staff, and drug suppliers in the area to inform patients of the benefits and risks when using Molnupiravir, including treatments, as well as alternatives for Molnupiravir in the treatment of COVID-19. In addition, it requires units to strengthen monitoring, supervision and detection of cases of adverse drug reactions (if any), to send reports to the National Center for Drug Information and Adverse Drug Reaction … [Read more...] about Another molnupiravir drug authorized for use in COVID-19 treatment

An overview of the summit. (Photo: VGP) The information was released at the Vietnam - Asia Digital Transformation Summit (Vietnam - Asia DX Summit) 2022 that opened in Hanoi on May 25. Nguyen Van Khoa, Chairman of the Vietnam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA), said the internet economy’s size last year showed that despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s impacts, digital transformation has generated strong growth for the digital economy. Vietnam now has a chance to promote the internet economy, especially by applying and developing digital transformation applications and platforms, he added. He considered the Government’s target for the digital economy making up 20 percent of GDP by 2025 as a big challenge to all sectors, especially digital technology companies. To quickly boost the digital economy, Vietnam needs joint efforts by the entire political system and, especially, IT and software enterprises, Khoa added, pointing out that those firms should create quality … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s internet economy worth US$21 billion last year

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington DC. on May 11 (Photo: VNA) This visit has been successful in paving the way for new development opportunities and stronger trade relations between the two countries. According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, the bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the US in 1995 was at US$450 million, and by 2021 it had increased to $111.6 billion, 248 times higher. In 2021, Vietnam exported $96.3 billion worth of goods to the US, up by 24.9 percent compared to 2020, accounting for 28.6 percent of the total export turnover of the country. As a result, Vietnam had a trade surplus of $81 billion, and the US continues to be Vietnam's number one trade surplus market, up by 27.9 percent compared to $63.4 billion in 2020. This has contributed to creating a new peak in exports and imports and prolonging the trade surplus for six consecutive years from 2016 until 2021. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam-US to have stronger trade relations

At a National Assembly discussion Wednesday, Truong Thi Ngoc Anh, deputy chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), an umbrella organization of all political and social groups in Vietnam, said two batches of masks from a company in Germany and from the Vietnamese community in Hong Kong had arrived in November last year. The batch from Hong Kong, with 1.1 million masks, is still at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport, while the one from Germany, with 40,000 masks, is at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport. She said the VFF had provided documents on receiving donations requested by customs authorities; then they wanted further confirmations from the finance ministry, though the latter had already responded that it was following current regulations on "receiving and distributing donations to resolve difficulties caused by natural disasters and disease." When the VFF pointed out they had followed procedures under current regulations, the customs authorities … [Read more...] about Millions of donated masks stuck in airports for months

Bank savings accounts are given to children whose parents had died of COVID-19 on May 22, as part of activities marking the Workers’ Month. VNS Photo Thu Hằng Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Nguyễn Hiến was on the edge of a nervous breakdown after her husband died of COVID-19 in July last year. The 32-year-old mother of two daughters, who used to be a housewife, was desperate to find a vocation because the sole breadwinner of the family had been cruelly snatched away from them. “We were devastated, especially my daughters. I am now making a living working as a nail technician after completing a short training programme,” Hiến said. Hiến struggled to hold back her tears as she received financial support for her two daughters from the Federation of Labour on May 22. Her two daughters were among 110 children whose parents had died of COVID-19 to receive bank savings accounts of VNĐ10 million (US$430) each. Trần Lê Hữu Hiền, an employee of the Thiên Nam Elevator JSC in HCM City, … [Read more...] about HCM City marks Workers’ Month with delivery of diverse benefits

Positive prospects Total consolidated revenue of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) in the first quarter of 2022 reached nearly VND4.9 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 45 percent. Its pretax profit reached VND376.7 billion, up 74 percent compared with the first quarter of 2021, and equivalent to 39.6 percent of the annual projection. Many textile and garment companies have received orders to maintain exports until the end of the third quarter of 2022 Vinatex attributed these results to the fact that most yarn companies of the group received orders in 2021 to maintain exports in 2022 and to the forecast about cotton price increases resulting in a large volume of low-priced cotton in stock. In early 2022, member companies of Vinatex achieved satisfactory business results and many received orders for the first three quarters of the year. The yarn sector so far has fulfilled 63 percent of its annual business plan. Garment companies have … [Read more...] about Q1 reports of Vietnamese enterprises reflect economic recovery

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) meets Governor of Gunma Prefecture Ichita Yamamoto (Photo: VNA) At the meetings, Deputy PM Minh thanked the Japanese localities for supporting the Vietnamese community there over the years, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He highly valued efforts by the two prefectures in holding cultural exchange activities with Vietnam, even during the pandemic, contributing to enhancing mutual friendship between people of both countries. Highlighting that Vietnam has fully opened its tourism for foreign tourists and put Covid-19 under control, the Deputy PM suggested that the administrations of Kanagawa and Gunma take measures to encourage local businesses to invest in Vietnam, and pledged to create optimal conditions for those from the two prefecture as well as investors from Japan in general during their investment process. For their part, the two governors vowed to work harder to promote economic and cultural exchanges with Vietnam, and … [Read more...] about Vietnam pledges to create optimal conditions for Japanese investors: Deputy PM

National Assembly deputies were divided into teams to discuss socio-economic achievements and challenges during their third working day in Hà Nội on Wednesday. VNA/VNS Photos Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ yesterday day expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach. He was speaking during the third working day of the third session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hà Nội. NA deputies reviewed the socio-economic development results in 2021, and discussed plans for further development and budget allocation this year. Discussing the economic growth targets that the 13th Party Congress set for the next five years, NA chair Huệ expressed his worries that the country must try much harder to achieve the gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 8-8.5 per cent this year. The congress set a GDP growth target of 6.5-7 per cent each year from 2021 to … [Read more...] about Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair