VOV.VN - A number of antiviral drugs specifically for COVID-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir and Favipiravir are being traded on the black market locally at various prices and with unreliable quality, though they are strictly prescribed by doctors.
VOV.VN - The border guard force have broken a large drug tracking ring in the north-western province of Dien Bien, arresting three suspects along with 144,000 pills of synthetic drugs and 12 cakes of heroin.
Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 others are facing charges for their role in counterfeit cancer medicines labelled as Health 2000 Canada, according the new indictment issued by the Supreme People’s Procuracy.
VOV.VN - The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a document to tighten inspections, examinations, and handling of violations in COVID-19 drug trading.
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have committed to enhancing cooperation in fighting transnational crimes in all forms, especially drug crime, human trafficking, smuggling, terrorism and high-tech crime.
VOV.VN - Health professionals of the Ministry of Health are due to meet on January 5 to consider licensing local pharmaceutical companies that produce Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment.
VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan received a total of 200,000 doses of the Covaxin vaccine presented by Indian company Bharat Biotech at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 19.
VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage landed at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi on the night of December 19, successfully concluding his official six-day visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and India.
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 sentenced two Taiwanese men to death for illegally trafficking up to 606kg of drugs.
VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue paid an official visit to Korea from December 12-15 at the invitation of Park Byeong-seug, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK).