Tag: COVID-19
Vietnam, Mexico seek to optimise CPTPP to bolster bilateral trade
The Vietnam-Mexico Joint Committee for economic, trade and investment cooperation has convened its third meeting via videoconference under the co-chair of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Undersecretary for Foreign Trade in Mexico's Secretariat of Luz María de la Mora.
COVID-19: Vietnam records 8,537 new cases over 24 hours
VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 8,537 coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours till 06.00pm on September 24, a fall of 1,266 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update.
UNDP announces report on pandemic impacts on vulnerable households
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a teleconference in Hanoi on September 24 to announce a report assessing COVID-19’s socio-economic impacts on vulnerable households in Vietnam.
FTAs boost Vietnam-Chile trade: conference
Free trade agreements to which both Vietnam and Chile are signatories have given a boost to their bilateral trade ties, heard a virtual conference on September 23-24.
US$2 mil project to prevent maternal deaths in Vietnamese ethnic minority women
More than US$2 million will be provided to help Vietnam reduce maternal deaths among ethnic minority women under a freshly-signed project.
Vietnam, China to enhance substantive cooperation, say top leaders
VOV.VN - Vietnam and Chins should increase substantive cooperation in all areas and work closely to properly handle sea-related issues, the two countries’ top leaders agreed during their phone talks on September 24.
Local students win ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2021
VOV.VN - Vietnamese students Nguyen Nhat Vi and Pham Quang Vinh, both of whom are studying at RMIT University, have won third prize at the ASEAN Youth Social Journalism Contest 2021 for their “Flatten the Plastic Curve” campaign.
Vietnam successfully produces Sputnik V vaccine
VOV.VN - VABIOTECH, one of Vietnam’s leading pharmaceutical companies, has successfully produced its first batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, VABIOTECH announced.
Pfizer committed to delivering 31 million doses of vaccine this year
VOV.VN - Pfizer/BioNTech will provide Vietnam with 31 million doses of its vaccine for adults this year, and 20 million doses for children as soon as the vaccine is approved, says Jonathan Selib, senior vice president of Pfizer.
Phu Quoc poised to receive foreign tourists in November
VOV.VN - Phu Quoc island in southern Kien Giang province is set to receive first charter flights from November 20 this year to bring foreign travelers with a vaccine passport to the resort city under a pilot scheme recently approved by the Prime Minister.
