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The Embassy of Sweden Hanoi has just introduced "globalguytalk" initiative in Vietnam, on the International women's day 2021. The aim is to start conversations between men that can influence attitudes and increase gender equality. Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe speaks at the event "In collaboration between the non-profit foundation Make Equal, the Swedish Institute “guy dinner” now goes international and becomes #globalguytalk. It is exciting to launch it in Vietnam today. The aim is to give men the chance to participate in conversations about how norms and expectations form them, and how they can contribute to creating a more equal society", said Swedish Ambassador Ann Måwe at the opening of the event on March 8 in Hanoi. "The overall objective of gender equality is a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights, and obligations in all spheres of life. One part of achieving that is for men to understand their chance to be a part of positive change and to reflect on their own situation. My belief is that it is necessary for a healthy family relationship that men talk to each other and overcome prevailing patriarchal mentalities of not sharing emotions", Ambassador Måwe added. #globalguytalk can be seen as a follow-up to the highly appreciated photo exhibition Swedish Dads by photographer Johan Bävman – shown in over 70 countries worldwide including Vietnam. This inspired quite a few similar initiatives in Vietnam during the last few years including Vietnamese Dads and Equal Families. With #globalguytalk we wish to build on the experiences from Swedish Dads – stepping up the work with men and boys in support of a gender equal society. The first #globalguytalk in Vietnam is arranged in cooperation with the Vietnamese Women Museum. Nguyen Hai Van, Director of the Vietnam Women's Museum said "Besides preserving and introducing the heritage of Vietnamese women to the public at home and abroad, the …

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The Hanoitimes - The merging would create a stronger firm capable of rivaling regional players such as Lazada and Shopee in Vietnam’s retail market. Vietnam’s two major e-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo are reportedly holding exploratory talks to merge with each other, according to Deal Street Asia. As of present, both Tiki and Sendo have not commented on this issue. In case the deal materializes, the merging would create a stronger firm capable of rivaling regional players such as Alibaba-backed Lazada and Singapore-based SEA Limited’s arm Shopee in Vietnam’s retail market. One of the key issues for e-commerce operators are financial capabilities, as most companies are suffering huge losses in operation. The trend is forecast to continue for foreseeable future as companies are trying to maintain their position in the market or risk being shown the door with empty hand. Data: Cafef. Chart: Nguyen Tung. Data from Cafef showed in the 2015 – 2016 period, Lazada’s loss of VND1 trillion (US$43.04 million) per year surprised everyone in the market, but now the retail giant and its main competitor Shopee have pushed their respective losses to over VND2 trillion (US$86.1 million) per year. In 2016, the average loss of the major four e-commerce players namely Lazada, Shopee, Tiki and Sendo was estimated at VND1.7 trillion (US$73.17 million). The figure doubled to VND3.4 trillion (US$146.36 million) in 2017 and then rose to VND5.1 trillion (US$219.5 million) in 2018. As of the end of 2018, accumulated loss of Tiki reached nearly VND1.4 trillion (US$59.84 million) and Sendo of VND1.3 trillion (US$53.81 million). Data: Cafef (as of December 31, 2018, except for Lazada until March 31, 2019). Chart: Nguyen Tung. With strong backing of Alibaba and SEA, both Lazada and Shopee only need to focus on operation and expanding market shares, while Tiki and Sendo have to constantly raise funds from investors to maintain operation. …

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Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8 Vietnam launches its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province – the country’s biggest pandemic hotspot at present. The vaccination is conducted at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and two medical centres in Hai Duong. As many as 100 staff members of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases are expected to receive the shots in the morning of March 8. The hospital is allocated 450 doses among the first batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine the country has received. In Hai Duong, 50 medical workers at Hai Duong city’s medical centre, and 30 others at Kim Thanh district’s medical centre will be the first in the province to be injected. The Ministry of Health has allocated the vaccine to 13 localities, along with the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and 21 hospitals during the first phase. Among the localities, all having reported COVID-19 cases since the latest wave of outbreaks since January 27, the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is given 8,000 doses, Hai Duong CDC 32,000, and HCM City CDC 8,000. Meanwhile, the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security each receive 30,000 doses. At a meeting on March 6, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stressed the need to ensure equality in vaccine access as suggested by the WHO, UNICEF and COVAC. The localities excluded in the first phase should continue to prepare for the inoculation, with training programmes, he said, adding that they would receive the vaccine after the next shipment arrives in Vietnam in March. The ministry will roll out the vaccination in all COVID-19 treatment hospitals, prioritising those involved in frontline work, and those who participate in the pandemic combat in the community like …

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