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Star Telecom grants 200 million LAK to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) - Star Telecom ( Unitel ), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Global JSC and Lao Asia Telecom, on June 15 presented 200 million LAK (21,160 USD) to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund. Speaking at the handover ceremony held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, Star Telecom General Director Luu Manh Ha said that the funding is the heart of all Lao and Vietnamese officials and employees of the company with a hope to join hands with the Vietnamese Government and people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung thanked for the contribution of the Star Telecom company. He revealed that in recent days, organisations, enterprises and individuals have donated nearly 600,000 USD in cash to Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight./. VNA …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday sent a letter to US President Joe Biden, asking for COVID-19 vaccine support for Vietnam as the country is facing a devastating fourth wave of infections. A nurse prepares an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shot to give to a worker in Bac Giang Province, the epicentre of Vietnam's COVID-19 wave of infections. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam In the letter, the Vietnamese President thanked the US for having committed US$4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine sharing initiative COVAX and notified his counterpart that Vietnam has received two shipments of 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca from the initiative so far. "COVAX is truly a valuable and timely support that helps Vietnam and many developing countries in the fight against the pandemic amid the global vaccine shortage," President Phuc wrote. The Vietnamese President welcomed the US' decision to send 80 million surplus vaccine doses to assist global efforts, especially as the COVID-19 situation in Southeast Asia and Vietnam is seeing complex developments. President Phuc said he hoped the US would continue to support Vietnam and other countries in vaccine supplies, and proposed the two sides step up co-operation in research, production and technology transfer for COVID-19 vaccines. The Vietnamese President said Vietnam always attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US and believes that in the spirit of friendship, the two sides will continue to foster bilateral ties and bring further benefits to the peoples of the two nations. Previously, in talks with leaders of many countries including Russia, China, and Japan, Vietnamese leaders have requested they provide support for Vietnam to access COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen ties in researching, producing, and transferring technology for COVID-19 vaccine production. Vietnam is undergoing a serious COVID-19 outbreak, with more than 4,000 infections since April 27. Other than 2.5 …

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The Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has promulgated Directive 03, which has requested agencies financed by the State budget to priotize the use of Vietnamese goods. The directive stated that, in order to further promote the implementation of the campaign “Vietnamese people use Vietnamese goods”, the Secretariat requests to further improve the responsibilities of party committees at all levels and organizations in leading and directing the implementation of this campaign; and to uphold the responsibility of setting an example of party members, especially leaders in using Vietnamese goods. Agencies using state funding must prioritize the use of Vietnamese products, goods and services in accordance with international commitments and Vietnamese laws, the directive says. According to the directive, Vietnamese people are encouraged to use Vietnamese goods; and domestic enterprises and production establishments are encouraged to use raw materials, fuels, and inputs of Vietnamese origin. Relevant agencies are responsible to review, amend, supplement and perfect policies and laws to create a favorable legal corridor to support Vietnamese enterprises - first of all, the small and medium ones and digital technology enterprises to participate in the production chain of high-quality goods and services; and to have policies to protect the domestic goods distribution market in line with international commitments. IT application and e-commerce development In the directive, the Secretariat asked for promotion of Vietnamese products and domestic enterprises in domestic and foreign markets, especially markets where Vietnam has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA); and the application of information technology, and development of e-commerce and modern trade channels. The Secretariat directed relevant bodies to implement the project on developing the domestic market in association with the campaign "Vietnamese …

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