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Emin Turan, country lead for Sanofi Indochina, said, "Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still evolving in many countries around the world, Viet Nam has kept the pandemic well under control and gradually entered the stage of economic recovery.”  … [Read more...] about Health minister honours Sanofi for contribution to Covid prevention

“It’s beautiful to see so many young children, all people, actually people from every age come to pay respect old leader, Uncle Ho. We will have a good memory to take home in the Netherlands.” … [Read more...] about Foreigners join Vietnamese to celebrate Uncle Ho’s birthday

Singapore-based The Straits Times said the nine-day event with the participation of nearly 1,600 delegates will select new leaders and shape policy for the next five years and beyond. It also highlighted Vietnam’s success in containing COVID-19, that has helped its economy outstrip much of Asia in the past year, and further noted that Vietnam is already eyeing average annual gross domestic product growth of 7 percent over the next five years. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 26

We think of Vietnam as nothing but a zillion motorbikes but even going out a few blocks from main urban areas shows the difference. A bicycle is cheap, easy to lock away, and can be fixed anyway. No license is needed and it is capable of carrying almost anything that the tires and rider can manage. It’s not just going to work or school either – one shock I had was learning that many construction workers still carry all their tools to their workplace on a bike in Hoi An. Want to lose kilos off your waist? Try riding a bicycle in a raincoat. The humidity is like a sauna. … [Read more...] about It’s all just a ride in Vietnam

Two medical teams of four hospitals in Vietnam -- Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital, Viet Duc University Hospital, Military Hospital 103, and Central Dental Hospital -- successfully performed a surgery to remove a giant tumor, which had occupied the right half of a patient’s face. … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, four hospitals join surgery to remove tumor occupying most of patient’s face