Vietnam gradually masters COVID-19 vaccine technologyThe vaccine market in Vietnam - a tropical country with a hot and humid climate - is forecast to be large and has a high growth rate in the coming years, health experts said.
Intensive care centre for COVID-19 treatment operational in Can ThoThe National Intensive Care Centre for COVID-19 Treatment based at Can Tho Central General Hospital has been officially put into operation, said Deputy Director of the hospital Pham Thanh Phong on August 16.
Specific goals in COVID-19 fight needed to avoid crisis: PMPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 15 ordered leaders of sectors and localities to roll out specific goals, solutions and roadmaps, with a target to avoid healthcare and economic crisis.
Government leader confirms significance of telehealth systemPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that the telemedicine system, which is connected to all hospitals at the district level, will help save more patients' lives, reduce the overload on upper-level hospitals, and limit the transmission of virus.
Vietnam looks to become AI hub in ASEAN by 2030The Vietnamese Government has issued a national strategy on the research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) till 2030 with a view to gradually turning Vietnam into an innovation and AI hub in ASEAN and the world.
Laos assists Vietnamese students in Vientiane amid COVID-19Souliya Kiewphilavong, Chief of Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union Central Committee visited the Vietnamese student dormitory of the National University of Laos in Vientiane on August 2 to encourage and present the students with gifts worth 12 million kip (1,254 USD).
Vietnam bags four golds, four silvers, one bronze at Int’l Physics and Biology OlympiadsAll five Vietnamese students competing at the International Physics Olympiad 2021 (IPhO 2021) pocketed medals, including three golds and two silvers, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
Vietnam set to get 3 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine this weekVietnam is expected to receive 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the US government through COVAX facility this week, said Prof. Dr. Dang Duc Anh, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on July 19.
UNDP lauds Vietnam’s efforts to make mid-term report on UPR recommendation implementationCaitlin Wiesen, Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, has applauded the Government’s efforts to make a mid-term report on the implementation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations.
HCM City sets up COVID-19 task forces, raises testing capacityHo Chi Minh City’s authorities have tightened COVID-19 prevention measures by setting up 25 task forces in 21 districts and Thu Duc city, and improving testing capacity to 1 million samples per day.
Vietnam successfully synthesises anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugThe Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology on June 28 announced that its Institute of Chemistry has successfully found out a new method for synthesising anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug from Favipiravir in the laboratory.
Safety goes first in vaccination: Health MinisterThe Ministry of Health always takes safety first when it comes to vaccination against not only COVID-19 but also other diseases, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long told the press on June 17.
Vietnam introduces code of conduct on social networksThe Ministry of Information and Communications on June 17 introduced a code of conduct on social networks to create a safe and healthy online environment.
Additional 6 million doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines to arrive Vietnam in Q3Six million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines – half from the UK’s AstraZeneca and half from the US’s Pfizer – will arrive in Vietnam in the third quarter of this year, the Ministry of Health announced on June 15.
Flights transporting COVID-19 vaccines given priorityThe Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent a document to the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM), the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), and airlines requesting the facilitation of flights transporting COVID-19 vaccines.
PM orders accelerating work towards domestic vaccine productionPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged scientists and representatives of vaccine research and production units to step up research and technological transfer for the domestic production of vaccine against COVID-19 as early as possible.
Managing board of COVID-19 vaccine fund establishedThe Ministry of Finance has issued a decision on the establishment of a managing board of the Fund for Vaccination Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Map on Uncle Ho's 30-year national salvation journey publishedThe Tre (Youth) Publishing House has published a map on Uncle Ho's 30-year journey to seek ways for national salvation, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure (June 5, 1941) to find the path to liberate the nation.
PM lauds “white blouse” soldiers in frontline of anti-COVID-19 fightPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed tireless efforts and whole-hearted devotion made by medical workers, the "white blouse" soldiers on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh casts ballots in Can ThoPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony to start the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure and cast his vote at the voting unit No 18 in the southern city of Can Tho on May 23 morning.