Vietnam to conduct high school exam in two phases amid fresh covid 19 outbreak vnexpress international

After the State Bank of Vietnam cut policy interest rates in October 2020 in an effort to ease the cost of credit, credit growth picked up from 9.6% in October to 10.5% in November and 10.1% in December. Since this rate was higher than the nominal gross domestic product growth, the credit/GDP ratio had increased from some 136% in 2019 to over 143% in 2020. … [Read more...] about Vietnam one of fastest growing economies amid pandemic: WB

The meeting was attended by doctors at Bach Mai Hospital, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Da Nang Hospital, Da Nang Hospital for Lung Diseases, and Quang Nam Central General Hospital.  … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctors join teleconference to discuss treatment for seriously ill COVID-19 patient

The ambassador said Vietnam and Laos will further deepen their political ties in 2021 while enhancing cooperation in national defence, security, and external affairs. They will also raise the efficiency of cooperation in economy, culture, education, health care, and science-technology, and expand exchanges between citizens as well as localities. He suggested intensifying mutual support in dealing with the consequences of COVID-19 in order to quickly resume economic growth. According to the ambassador, Laos is the largest recipient of Vietnam’s overseas investment, amounting to 4.22 billion USD to date in 414 projects. Apart from citizen protection, which is considered a top priority in the face of the pandemic, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has paid attention to facilitating Vietnamese investment in the country through various activities, he said./. … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Laos relations even more special amid COVID-19: Ambassador

Hanoi (VNA) – High schools across the nation will begin teaching cybersecurity from the 2021-2022 academic year within the scope of the defence and security course. Under the Ministry of Education and Training’s Circular No.46, students from the 10th grade to the 12th grade will be introduced fundamental notions in this area, including cyberspace and cybersecurity, as well as contents of the cybersecurity law. The course will help raise students’ awareness of cyber attacks, fake news and malware attacks. According to Director of the ministry’s Department of Secondary Education Nguyen Xuan Thanh, the move aims to develop students’ digital capacity in accordance with the UNESCO’s Digital Literacy Global Framework. He also emphasised the important role of cybersecurity education at schools in the context of rapid digitalisation, and popular application of IT into teaching and studying./. … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity to be included in high school curriculum

Hanoi (VNA) – A third COVID-19 vaccine developed by Vietnam is scheduled to be tested on humans at the end of March, the Ministry of Health said on January 19. The vaccine is developed by Vaccine and Biological Production No. 1 (VABIOTECH). It is one of the four companies that are developing COVID-19 vaccines in Vietnam, along with the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC), the Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals (POLYVAC), and Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (NANOGEN). Nanocovax by NANOGEN is Vietnam’s first candidate vaccine against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to reach the human trial stage. The highest dose, 75mcg, of Nanocovax was given to three volunteers in Hanoi on January 12. The Nha Trang-based IVAC has also been authorised to carry out human clinical tests for its Covivac. According to Associate Professor Dr Chu Van Men, Director of the Military Medical University’s Centre for Clinical Trials and … [Read more...] about Human trials of third homegrown COVID-19 vaccine to begin in March