VOV.VN - Vingroup, a leading multi-sectoral conglomerate in Vietnam, has reached a deal with its partner to purchase 500,000 vials of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration, for COVID-19 treatment in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The American Apparel & Footwear Association has called on the Biden administration to send more COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on July 24 evening received the second shipment of 3 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the government of the United States and channeled through the COVAX Facility.

VOV.VN - The Biden Administration is considering donating additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam besides the allocated 5 million doses, according to Ha Kim Ngoc, Ambassador of Vietnam to the US.

The total volume of cargo handled at Vietnamese seaports is estimated to reach more than 425 million tonnes in the first seven months of 2021, up 6 percent over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Exports of wood and forestry products hit US$8.71 billion in the first half of this year, according to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry.

The development of seaports is to be prioritised over the next three decades to meet increasing demand in shipping services, according to Nguyen Xuan Sang, director of Vietnam Maritime Administration under the Ministry of Transport.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas.

The 39th online meeting of ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) National Tourism Organisations discussed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism activities and worked out solutions, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The Vietnamese delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics consists of 43 members led by Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.