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Vietnam seeks additional COVID-19 vaccine support from France
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 22 requested that France continue to donate, lend and cede COVID-19 vaccines and cooperate in transferring vaccine and drug production technology to Vietnam.
Vietnam to purchase 20 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has decided to purchase 20 million doses of China’s Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm to support the ongoing national vaccination drive.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son meets foreign counterparts in New York
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with his counterparts from Cuba, Thailand, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and Algeria in New York city on September 22.
HCM City speeds up COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has allotted 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to local hospitals to inoculate women over-13 weeks pregnant after the Ministry of Health (MoH) granted permission to vaccinate this group against the pandemic.
ADB lowers Vietnam’s 2021 GDP growth to 3.8%
VOV.VN - In its outlook update released on September 22, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered Vietnam’s economic growth rate for 2021 to 3.8% from the 6.7% projection due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
RoK to donate 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam
VOV.VN - President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said that the RoK will provide Vietnam with at least 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in October.
Economist suggests three focuses to revive Vietnam’s economy
Vietnam needs to shift from “Zero-COVID” strategy to vaccinations as the pandemic and the risk of new outbreaks are still lingering on, according to Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Phu Quoc faces first challenge ahead of pilot scheme to welcome tourists
VOV.VN - The southern province of Kien Giang is taking immediate measures to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak in An Thoi ward of Phu Quoc island, to ensure it is safe before welcoming back vaccinated tourists.
Italy gifts additional 796,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Italian Government on September 21 announced its decision to offer a further 796,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam via the Covax global facility to help the nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam, Cuba issue joint statement on President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit
Vietnam and Cuba released a 12-point joint statement on the occasion of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official friendship visit to Cuba from September 18-20 at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúde
