VOV.VN - The Government has approved a Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm’s proposal to purchase 10 million doses of the Abdala COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) in Cuba.

The State visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cuba on September 18-20 has grabbed the headlines of Cuban media in recent days.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, during his talks in Havana on September 20 with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, thanked the Cuban side for giving top priority to supplying COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine production technology to Vietnam to help it combat COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The legislative bodies of Vietnam and Cuba should work closely together to actively support the ratification of bilateral cooperation documents, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested at a meeting with Cuban National Assembly President Esteban Lazo Hernández in Havana on September 19.

VOV.VN - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel hosted a State-level ceremony in Havana on September 19 (local time) to welcome Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc who is on an official working visit to Cuba.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on an official working visit to Cuba, had a meeting with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and leaders of various Cuban ministries and agencies, on September 19 (Havana time).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and people always stand shoulder to shoulder with the Communist Party of Cuba and their people.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc alongside a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at José Martí International Airport at about 9 pm (Vietnam time) on September 18, starting an official friendship visit to Cuba.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) conditionally adopted Cuba’s Abdala COVID-19 vaccine on September 17 for domestic use in Vietnam.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has committed close collaboration with the Cuban Embassy in Vietnam to effectively carry out bilateral cooperation activities, contributing to deepening Vietnam – Cuba economic and trade ties.