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The country said it will soon approve Remdesivir for treating Covid-19 patients. Vietnam is making efforts to import drugs for Covid-19 treatment in the context that the infections reach more than 170,000. The Embassy of Vietnam in India has set up a “Rapid response team on drugs and vaccines” to purchase Covid drugs from Indian suppliers. Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau (3rd left) works with a representative of Dr. Reddy. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in India In the latest move, big Indian pharmaceutical companies namely Hetero, Dr. Reddy, Cipla, Jubilant, Mylan, Zydus, and Cadila have pledged to supply Vietnam with one million doses of Remdesivir in a month, according to the Embassy of Vietnam in India. The move was made after various talks between the Vietnamese Ambassador to India, Pham Sanh Chau, and Indian firms. Meanwhile, representatives of India’s Ministries of Foreign, and Commerce and Industry pledged to facilitate the export to …

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DKSH donates medical supplies for COVID-19 fight in Vietnam In June, DKSH contributed masks, personal protective equipment, and medical equipment to the K hospital and National Hospital of Tropical Diseases. Other essentials, such as hand sanitisers, disinfectant sprays, and nutritional drinks were also donated to various frontline hospitals in the north of Vietnam by DKSH via the Ministry of Health. As Ho Chi Minh City now has the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country, many public and field hospitals are currently in short supply of medical products and other essential goods that meet industrial standards to care for COVID-19 patients. DKSH has donated not only cash but also provided medical-grade supplies, such as test kits, medical beds, oximeters, and masks to various public and new field hospitals. Since the onset of the recent wave, DKSH has donated goods worth over $300,000, which is counted towards DKSH’s total commitment of $1 million by the end of …

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Vietnam’s Olympic Team has made a brilliant start at the Tokyo Games, pocketing two wins in badminton and taekwondo this morning, the first official day of competition. Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh (Photo: VNA) With the 2-0 (21-11, 21-11) triumph, Linh’s chance to advance to the next round has become higher. She will face world No.1 player Tai Tzu Ying from Taiwan (China) and Sabrina Jaquet of Switzerland, the world's 46th player, on July 26 and 27. Linh, who is joining the Olympics for the first time, showed stable performance without any anxiety. The Vietnam Badminton Federation decided to reward Linh with 20 million VND in cash right after her successful game. Minutes after Linh, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen also scored her first Olympics win in the women's 49kg taekwondo. The Asian champion had no difficulty thrashing Canadian Yong Yvette 19-5 in the first round. In the quarter-finals, she will compete against a powerful Panipak …

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National team coach Park Hang-seo returned to Vietnam on July 28 from a leave in his hometown to prepare his squads for the two new missions – the final round of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 Qualifiers. Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo. (Photo: VFF) Park was joined by two countrymen, doctor Choi Ju-young and goalkeeping trainer Kim Hyu-tae, on the flight back to Vietnam. After entry, they will implement concentrated quarantine at a hotel in Hanoi according to the Ministry of Health’s regulations. During his leave, Park still kept regular contact and discussed work with the profession department of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) as well as members of the coaching staff in order to finalise preparation plans for the two aforementioned campaigns. The Republic of Korean tactician has proposed a list of 31 players to be called up to the national team and another list of 30 names summoned for the Vietnam U22 team. …

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Rowing pair Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao have achieved Vietnam's best result at an Olympics after their performance on Thursday in Tokyo. The Vietnamese team finished third in the women's lightweight double sculls Final C with a time of 7min 19.05sec at the city's Sea Forest Waterway. They finished behind teams from Argentina and Austria. They placed No 15 in the overall ranking, however, this is the highest finish a Vietnamese rowing team has achieved in the last three Olympics. In London in 2012, Pham Thi Hai and Pham Thi Thao placed No 16. Four years later at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Ho Thi Ly and Ta Thanh Huyen finished at No 18. In archery, Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu could not get up over 2014 Asian Games champion Tang Chih-chun of Chinese Taipei in the men's individual event. Vu was defeated 1-7 to Tang who won a silver in the men's team event days earlier at the Yumenoshima Final Field. In swimming, Nguyen Thi Anh Vien ended her Olympic run after her poor performance in …

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Participants attend the webinar on “Overcoming consequence of war, moving forward together” organised by the United States Institute of Peace on August 3. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The consequence of bombs, mines and toxic chemicals left by war in Vietnam is an urgent issue that has been threatening people's lives and causing a serious effect on the country’s sustainable development goals, a senior official has said. the US authorities will continue to cooperate more closely with Vietnam in dealing with war aftermaths. clearance of unexploded bombs and mines in Vietnam should be sped up, to clean up from 500,000-700,000 ha per year. VNA …

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Lao students welcome Bunpimay festival 2021 in Thua Thue-Hue province (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) - The great friendship , special relationship and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam are a rare and valuable model in international relations, the driving force and one of the factors determining every victory in the revolutionary cause of each country, according to PathetLao Daily, a publication of the Laos News Agency (KPL). In an article published on its August 4 issue, the newspaper highlighted the bilateral time-honoured friendship and collaboration, which was founded and fostered by Lao Presidents Kaysone Phomvihane and Suphanouvong and Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh. Over the past time, the Party, Government and people of Vietnam have provided valuable, timely and effective help, including annual aid as well as extraordinary assistance in response to natural disasters. In particular, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is the first country …

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Police in Nghe An Province, located in north-central Vietnam, have discovered 15 fully grown tigers at a local resident’s house. A source close to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper confirmed on Wednesday morning that officers had raided a house in Do Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District earlier the same day. At least 15 adult tigers, each weighing more than 200 kilograms, were found being raised illegally at the venue. The tigers were then put into metal cages and brought to a local animal rescue center for further care and investigation. The Tuoi Tre source stated that similar cases have been detected in Do Thanh Commune over the past years. Tiger cubs are fostered at the rescue center at Pu Mat National Park in Nghe An Province, Vietnam after being rescued from illegal trade on August 1, 2021. Photo: Xuan Cuong / Tuoi Tre On Sunday, police in Nghe An arrested two men, aged 37 and 54, after they were caught transporting seven live baby tigers for sale. They …

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Vietnamese businesses need to invest in improving competitiveness of their products in both quality and scale to penetrate the European market. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created an extremely favorable framework for trade cooperation between the two sides, however, Vietnamese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Belgium & Luxembourg, Head of Mission to the EU Nguyen Van Thao emphasized there is still much work to be done. European businesses at a recent networking event in April 2021 in HCMC. Photo: EuroCham After one year of implementation, the EVFTA has brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Vietnam and the EU. In the first quarter of 2021, though the Eurozone economic contraction was 0.4%, bilateral trade turnover between the two sides surged 15%. This result has proven the strong impacts of the agreement, and even more significantly, it showed that Vietnamese products are able to meet the high …

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Vietnam is one of the 10 largest recipients of US donated vaccines. The US government has agreed a US$4.5-million grant for Vietnam to fight against Covid-19, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said in talks with Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long in Hanoi on August 3. Ann Marie Yastishock, Mission Director USAID Vietnam (Center) at the talks on August 3. Photos: Tran Minh During the talks, USAID representatives said a batch of 77 cold storage freezers will arrive in Vietnam in early September following US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s commitments during his visit to Vietnam in late July. In addition, USAID said it would request the US government to donate vaccines to Vietnam in the shortest time through its plan to share 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccines to the world. In the same meeting, representatives of the US Center for Diseases Control (CDC) said it would be ready to share experience in the anti-pandemic work with …

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