At the event (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – About 200 Vietnamese and Indian enterprises in the pharmaceutical and medical field participated in a networking event in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5, together exploring their ‘golden’ cooperation and investment opportunities in the post-pandemic period. The annual conference was co-organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Branch in Ho Chi Minh City ( VCCI-HCM ) and the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India ( Pharmexcil ). As heard at the function, businesses of the sides are looking for joint pharmaceutical partnerships, particularly in COVID-19 vaccine production. In the medical area, outstanding Indian projects in Vietnam include a 500-million-USD pharmaceutical industrial park in Thanh Hoa province and an international pharmaceutical park worth 10-12 billion USD in Hai Duong province. Recently, Vietnam revised regulations and Indian businesses meeting the quality requirements are … [Read more...] about 200 Vietnamese, Indian medical firms join annual networking event
Army medical readiness
Army Corps 4’s Party Committee reviews task performance
Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh attended the conference. After 15 years implementing the Resolution, the technical work of Army Corps 4 has achieved remarkable results. The Corps has made great efforts to ensure weapons and technical equipment for missions; successfully complete the targets of maintenance, repair, synchronization, and storage of weapons and equipment as planned. The technical documents have been fully prepared while the technical training quality has been increasingly improved. In addition, the warehouses and workshops have been basically upgraded and reinforced with numerous new added equipment. Since 2007, the corps has had 6 military science projects on technical work that have been accepted by superiors, affiliated agencies and units have hundreds of initiatives and technical improvements that have been put into use by the Ministry of National Defense and the corps with high efficiency. Speaking at the event, Senior Lieutenant … [Read more...] about Army Corps 4’s Party Committee reviews task performance
VRCS receives medical equipment, supplies from Oman
The event was attended by President of the VRCS Bui Thi Hoa, Omani Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Al-Suqri, and CEO of the Oman Charitable Organization (OCO) Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli. At the handover, which was witnessed by representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Al-Suqri and OCO’s CEO Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli handed over two ambulances, two ventilators, 20,000 N95 masks, 8,000 SPO2 meters, 8,000 protective suits, 8,000 electronic personal thermometers, and 2,000 gloves to the VRCS’s representatives. These medical supplies were donated by Omani Government and people to assist the Vietnamese Government and people in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the event, OCO’s CEO Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli expressed the honor to hand over medical equipment and supplies to Vietnam. The gifts also demonstrated the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. On behalf of the VRCS, … [Read more...] about VRCS receives medical equipment, supplies from Oman
Needy people and students in Lao Cao receive support
In particular, on July 2, the delegation handed over two gratitude houses, 15 bikes and 15 gifts to students with adversity in life of Bao Yen district, which houses 13 ethnic minority groups with over 85,000 people. Addressing the event, Senior Colonel Ngo Anh Thu, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper and Vice Chairman of the club, said that the gifts were small in value, but showing deep sentiments of the club’s members and participating businesses for local people. On behalf of the local people, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bao Yen district To Ngoc Lien thanked the delegation for their meaningful support which served as a source of encouragement for local disadvantaged households to rise in life. Touchingly receiving the bike, Ban Thanh Binh, an eighth grader of Tan Tien Boarding Secondary School, promised to study hard to deserve the gift. On July 3, in Bat Xat district, the delegation presented gratitude houses to two poor households in Y Ty and A … [Read more...] about Needy people and students in Lao Cao receive support
PM stresses significance of preventing COVID-19 re-emerge
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Although the COVID-19 has been put under good control inside the country, it is necessary to focus on preventing the pandemic from re-emerging as no persons, localities or countries are safe when others are struggling against COVID-19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 5 stated. Chairing an online meeting of National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control with the 63 localities nationwide, the leader underlined COVID-19 has still developed complicatedly in the world with the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 in many countries, and that it is crucial to control the pandemic to create favourable conditions for socio-economic development, national protection and the improvement of people’s living conditions. He stressed the need to give top priority to the ensuring of people’s lives and health, and to consider the pandemic prevention and control as the common … [Read more...] about PM stresses significance of preventing COVID-19 re-emerge
Prudential launches AI-powered mental wellness tools to balance mental, physical health
Prudential Vietnam launches new AI-powered mental wellness tools to enable users to manage their mental and physical health with personalised information and recommendations. — Photo courtesy of the company Prudential Vietnam has announced the launch of its new mental wellness tools aimed at helping users manage their mental and physical health with personalised information and recommendations. The AI-powered tools can now be accessed on Pulse by Prudential (Pulse), adding to the extensive features on this all-in-one holistic health and wealth management mobile app. According to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization in March this year, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25 per cent in the first year of the pandemic. In pre-pandemic Viet Nam, according to statistics published by the Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital’s Institute of Mental Health, 30 per cent of the population had various mental health issues, 25 per cent related to … [Read more...] about Prudential launches AI-powered mental wellness tools to balance mental, physical health
COVID-19 infections with BA.5 sub-variant may increase: committee
The 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron . Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemic remains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. In Vietnam, after the pandemic was brought under control nationwide, some have lowered their guard, especially in vaccination, while authorities have shown slackness in examination. Meanwhile, the country still has to fight against other disease outbreaks and care for people’s health amid the shortage of medicine and medical supplies, he added. Since the start of 2022, Vietnam has recorded over 9 million infections … [Read more...] about COVID-19 infections with BA.5 sub-variant may increase: committee
☕ Afternoon briefing on July 5
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 5. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron. Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemic remains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. Read full story - Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 5 for a delegation from Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Chairperson of its Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation Sylviana Murin. Man said the visit demonstrates the resumption of the two legislative bodies’ delegation exchange activities after a long disruption due to the … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on July 5
Vietnam becoming attractive destination for foreign capital
Cargoes at Tan Cang – Cat Lai warehouse are being loaded into containers. (Photo: SGGP) Adding to difficulties from possible logistics chain disruption and increasing fuel prices is the challenge to approach capital amounts. Thanks to the stable political and social status of the country plus the well-controlled pandemic, Vietnam is a preferred choice of many foreign investors. 17 trade agreements have been successfully signed in the first 6 months of 2022, bringing about a direct foreign investment of over US$10 billion in the country, a rise of nearly 9 percent compared to this time last year. Vice CEO in charge of global supply sources of Techonic Industries (TTI) Nate Easter informed that his company chose to start a new manufacturing plant in Saigon Hi-tech Park in HCMC, worth $650 million. This is the second largest among 12 plants of TTI in the world to earn a revenue of $2.5 billion a year. TTI needs to build a supply chain of domestic support industry products for 80 … [Read more...] about Vietnam becoming attractive destination for foreign capital
Dengue toll rises to 36 in Vietnam, case count now over 92,000
Medical workers are spraying chemicals to kill mosquito Currently, most dengue cases and deaths are mainly reported in the southern provinces, but through surveillance in the North, the number of dengue cases started to increase. In particular, large hospitals in Hanoi such as Bach Mai, National Children's Hospital, and Central Tropical Diseases recorded cases of dengue fever with severe development and epidemiological factors. These cases have been returning from the southern provinces after going on a business trip or traveling. Through many cases of dengue due to epidemiological factors from the South, where dengue epidemic development is complicated, doctors recommended people to return from the south region when they have a sudden high fever, and pain. Physicians advised people with headaches, aches, and pains to go to a medical facility immediately for testing and timely diagnosis of dengue fever, to avoid dangerous complications. People need to actively apply measures … [Read more...] about Dengue toll rises to 36 in Vietnam, case count now over 92,000