Contents of covid 19 vaccine

The PM told a government meeting Friday that Vietnam "cannot keep relying on foreign sources of Covid-19 vaccines forever." In the coming time, related units have to "give special priority to the fastest and earliest domestic production of vaccines." However, he noted the process must ensure the safety of people's health and lives and follow scientific, practical and legal principles and regulations. The Ministries of Health and Justice are assigned to "urgently complete necessary contents and procedures to submit to the legislative National Assembly for consideration and settlement of legal issues raised in domestic vaccine production." Relevant units have to provide maximum support to manufacturers in assessing the immunogenicity of vaccines. "This task could not be entirely left to manufacturers," said Chinh. The Ministry of Finance has to regulate specific and clear regulations and conditions for private companies to receive funding support for studying, testing and …

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Vietnam’s lawmakers requested timely lawmaking at a time when Covid-19 is sweeping almost every part of the country. Vietnam’s lawmakers at the ongoing plenum have suggested the issuance of a resolution on Covid-19 prevention and control. Lawmaker Nguyen Anh Tri, former head of the National Institute Of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT). Photo: Giang Huy At the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s 1st sitting began on July 20, lawmaker Nguyen Anh Tri, former head of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), proposed the NA or the NA Standing Committee adopt a special resolution on the issue. The NA has not enacted any legislation on this pandemic yet though Vietnam has undergone uninterrupted outbreaks for almost two years, Tri said at the discussion session on the draft law for 2022 held on July 21. Sharing the same idea, lawmaker Nguyen Lan Hieu, director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital (HMUH), said legal framework helps …

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Animal feed exports see surge in H1 Luc Ngan lychee of Bac Giang province is protected geographical indication in Japan. Vietnamese firms are urged to pay more attention to register for intellectual property protection in foreign markets. (Photo baochinhphu.vn) Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly 523.88 million USD in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs. China remains the biggest importer of Vietnam’s animal feed, with turnover reaching 188.3 million USD in the reviewed period. In June alone, China spent 36.62 million USD on importing animal feed from Vietnam, up 47.3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnamese exports of animal feed to Cambodia in January-June rose 41.7 percent to 74.81 million USD, maintaining Vietnam’s second largest importer. Meanwhile, the US surpassed India to become Vietnam’s third biggest importer of livestock feed with turnover hitting 56.42 million …

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Agriculture sector remains fairly resilient to COVID-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry and hit industrial production hard, agriculture and community-based agro-forest production have proven resilient in the tourism-intensive central region. Despite an average reduction at 30 per cent of revenue, farmers in suburban Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi have maintained stable incomes compared to other sectors thanks to food chain distribution channels. Traditional fishing and self-sufficient farm production have helped residents in the Chàm Islands off the coast of Hội An, the Lý Sơn Islands off Quảng Ngãi Province and gardeners in rural areas of Cẩm Thanh Commune in Hội An and Hòa Ninh and Túy Loan villages in Đà Nẵng keep going throughout the pandemic. Restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops in Hội An – the most popular tourist destination in central Việt Nam – have closed, but farmers in organic gardens in Cẩm Thanh are still supplying people in …

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Over 1 million tonnes of goods channelled through Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai border gate A site for goods examination of the Mong Cai International Border Gate in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. Despite serious impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, border trade activities in Mong Cai city of northern Quang Ninh province, which borders China, have been well maintained with a surge in the volume of import and export goods compared to the figure in 2020. According to the Mong Cai International Border Gate Management Board, as of July 18, the total volume of commodities imported and exported through the border gate had reached more than 1 million tonnes, up 89.2 percent over the same period last year. The collected fees were totalled at more than 34 billion VND (1.47 million USD), up 58 percent year-on-year and equal to 62.7 percent of the yearly target. Specifically, the number of vehicles crossing Bac Luan bridge border gate reached 28,358, including 12,806 …

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Vietnam, EU review bilateral trade deal implementation Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and European Commission Vice-President and EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis have co-chaired the first meeting of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)'s Trade Committee. The meeting, held in online format, aimed to review the implementation of the deal and discuss issues related to trade and investment in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks. Participants adopted Decision No. 01 of the committee on its operation mechanism, which comprises regulations on its function, membership, secretariat, decision-making procedure, and information transparency. Both sides agreed to coordinate closely to speed up the implementation of the deal and cope with matters that may pose negative impacts on the operation of businesses of both sides, thus maintaining and developing the supply chain amid COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, the two sides also mentioned a number of …

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Speaking at the event, General Chien congratulated Canada on its effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic and thanked the country for its support to Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control efforts over the past time. General Chien emphasized that Vietnam always appreciates Canada’s role and position in the region and international arena and hopes to strengthen its relationship with the country for peace and development in the region and the world. He affirmed that Vietnam will continue supporting Canada to strengthen its cooperation with regional countries based on ASEAN's principle of consensus. Exchanging views on regional and international situations, the two sides affirmed the importance of freedom of navigation and overflight, and respect for international law in the East Sea (South China Sea). They stressed that disputes should be settled by peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS …

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