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Vientiane (VNA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 25 approved a loan worth 20 million USD to support Laos’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its statement, the bank said that the loan is additional financing to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Health Security Project in order to help the Lao Health Ministry in procuring personal protective equipment, laboratory equipment, testing kits, medical devices, and ambulances. It will also help the government provide supplies and training to frontline health workers on infection prevention and control, lab testing, and clinical care for COVID-19 patients, and cover the government’s costs for contact tracing, risk communications, and other interventions. ADB Health Specialist Ye Xu said that the additional financing will boost the resources and capacity of the Lao health system to address the impacts of the pandemic. “The Lao PDR has been managing the outbreak relatively well, thanks to improved … [Read more...] about ADB approves 20-mln-USD loan to help Laos fight COVID-19

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,270 VND per USD on May 26, up 13 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,968 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,572 VND/USD. The opening hour rates at some commercial banks saw mixed fluctuations. At 8:30am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,180 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,390 VND/USD, both up 20 VND from the same period on May 25. At BIDV, both rates were adjusted down 5 VND to 23,215 VND/USD (buying), and 23,395 VND/USD (selling). Techcombank also cut both rates by 5 VND, offering the buying rate at 23,195 VND/USD (buying), and 23,395 VND/USD (selling)./. … [Read more...] about Reference exchange rate goes up on May 26

This month non-governmental organisation Oxfam reported that the top 10 pharmaceutical companies earned $89 billion in profit last year – an average of just under $30 billion every four months, while the cost of procuring and delivering a safe and effective vaccine to the world’s poorest people (3.7 billion people) would be $25 billion. Roche, GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi, and J&J were named among the top 10 list in 2019. … [Read more...] about EU vaccine pooling plans picked apart

The metro line will run along Hoang Van Thu, Phan Dang Luu, Bach Dang and Dien Bien Phu streets, and will be connected to the city’s future metro lines such as Metro Line No 1 at Sai Gon Bridge and Metro Line No 4 at Phu Nhuan intersection at Phu Nhuan District. … [Read more...] about HCM City to assess pre-feasibility report for Metro Line No 5

According to Asahi Shimbun, the Tokyo-based Tenma Corporation confessed the case to the Tokyo District Prosecutor. Tenma Corporation reportedly took the initiative to set up a third-party committee to investigate the violation. Bribing foreign governments is a prohibited practice in Japan. … [Read more...] about Japanese firm and officials under investigation over alleged bribery