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Delegates discuss rare diseases diagnosis, treatment and management at the “Advisory Council and Experts Meeting on Rare Disease Management in Việt Nam” on December 2. — Photo MoH HÀ NỘI — Health experts reviewed the regional progress of the implementation of the APEC Rare Disease Action Plan over the past few years, at a meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday. The “Advisory Council and Experts Meeting on Rare Disease Management in Việt Nam” was jointly organised by the Medical Services Administration (MSA) and the National Pediatrics Hospital. At the event, experts also discussed the definition and list of rare diseases, as well as made presentations on rare disease diagnosis, treatment guidelines and management. Participants heard that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on “Improving diagnosis, treatment and management of specific rare diseases in Việt Nam” for the period of 2018-23 was signed between the MSA and Takeda Vietnam in 2018. Since then, the MSA said that Việt Nam has …

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SINGAPORE -- Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global plastic waste crisis, experts said on Friday as they called on companies to reduce plastic production and shift more products into reusable and refillable packaging. Moving away from single-use plastics and towards systems that allow for it to be reused are among the solutions that experts believe could ease the problem, but radical changes to the production system are also needed. "We won't be able to just recycle or reduce our way out of it," said Rob Kaplan, CEO of Circulate Capital, which invests in emerging markets initiatives to solve the plastic waste crisis. "It's a systems problem and needs to combine upstream and downstream solutions," he said, speaking on a panel at the Reuters Next conference. The world produces around 300 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. But less than 10% of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, in large …

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Participants took a picture together at the "Gratitude" Exhibition — Photo courtesy of UNICEF Việt Nam HÀ NỘI — Exhibition “Gratitude” featuring 50 artworks by disadvantaged children during the COVID-19 pandemic, took place at the United Nations Office in Hà Nội on Friday on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This event is a follow-up to the contest “For a Triumphant Việt Nam” for child patients aged 4-16 nationwide. The works of the contest were previously exhibited at the National Museum of Fine Art in Hà Nội from November 18-22, attracting more than 1,000 visitors, including Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his wife, Madam Trần Nguyệt Thu. In the opening ceremony, Rana Flower, UNICEF Representative in Việt Nam, emphasised the importance of taking good care of disadvantaged children in our society. She expressed concern for the current lack of access to many areas of life, especially health care and education, which many children, …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets embassy's staff in Russia President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in Moscow, Russia, on November 30. The President said that he had just had very successful talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed 20 issues related to cooperation between the two countries, upon which they reached high consensus, he said, adding that the Russian President supported many issues raised by Vietnam. The two leaders agreed to issue a joint vision statement on the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership until 2030. While appreciating the preparations for the visit made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies, and especially the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the President asked the agencies to perform well the tasks assigned by the Party and the State as well as to nurture the good relationship between the two countries. He also underlined …

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At the handover ceremony, Ms. Tran Kim Nga, Chief Representative of BJC Group in Vietnam, said: “Through the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, we would like to send 3,000 packs of necessities to the people in need in some localities. These gift sets are also BJC Group’s spiritual encouragement for needy people to stabilize their living and overcome difficulties, and assist cities and provinces impacted by Covid-19 in fighting the pandemic and caring for the people’s life.” Ms. Tran Kim Nga, Chief Representative of BJC Group, presents 3,000 packs of necessities to President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Upon receiving the gift sets, on behalf of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, President Do Van Chien extended gratitude to the noble deed of BJC Group. Although adversely affected by the pandemic, all the group’s staff members, with their spirit of solidarity, are willing to help those hit hard by Covid-19. President Do Van …

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The competition was launched on April 27, 2021 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Vietnam Musicians’ Association, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children International, and Good Neighbors International. Marking the U.N. International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor, the competition aims to raise public awareness of child labor, which affects nearly 1 in 10 children worldwide and 5.3 percent of Vietnamese 5-17 year-olds, or more than 1 million children in the country, the ILO said on its website. While child labor has decreased by almost 40 percent over the last two decades, globally, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse this progress. Pham Ngoc Khoi, Vice President of the Vietnam Musicians’ Association and head of the jury,  said the organizing board had received 88 entries by 68 musicians nationwide within four months. The works …

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At the meeting, participants heard a report on the military-defense task implementation in 2021, watched a documentary film, and commented on other preparatory activities. Concluding the event, General Cuong, who is also Deputy Defense Minister, acknowledged and spoke highly of authorized agencies and units’ all-out efforts during preparation for the upcoming Whole Military Politico-Military Conference. He highly praised good preparation of the report, especially the documentary film whose contents and images comprehensively reflect the military-defense affairs this year, including competitions and drills. General Cuong asked authorized agencies to continue to complete the remaining work and add more up-to-date outcomes in defense diplomacy and the military’s support for COVID-19-hit localities. Other preparations such as security guarantee, COVID-19 prevention and control, and more need to be implemented thoroughly, said the chief of the General Staff, adding that the …

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AAA Insurance currently has 112.26 million shares, of which BCG now owns 79.7 million shares and BCG Financial owns 10.8 million shares, equivalent to 71 and 9.64 per cent ownership. With a total ownership of 80.64 per cent, Bamboo Capital Group has replaced IAGas the largest shareholder of AAA Insurance. According to Pham Minh Tuan, vice chairman of Bamboo Capital Group, this deal marks the official entry of BCG into the Vietnam insurance market. “It is our long-term vision to build up a solid base for the financial sector to develop four strategic spearheads, which are insurance, banking, fintech, and securities services. We also intend to continue improving the service quality of AAA Insurance and expand to the life insurance segment in the near future,” said Tuan. From September 2021, BCG has expanded the group's activities into the financial services sector by establishing BCG Financial JSC. BCG Financial is the fifth strategic business segment of Bamboo Capital Group …

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An operation lasting 3.5 hours that replaced the hip of a patient suffering from “marble bone” in late October was the first surgery of its kind in Vietnam and the 30th in the world. Nguyen Dinh Hieu, Deputy Head of the Department for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics (right) “This was a war of nerves and brains for both surgeons and the patient,” said Nguyen Dinh Hieu, Deputy Head of the Department for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, of E Hospital in Hanoi. In general, hip replacement surgery lasts 45-60 minutes. But this surgery lasted 3.5 hours conducted by a team of four surgeons and many nurses. Marble bone is a rarely seen disease, which is caused by genetic mutation. There are two severe forms of the disease, which may cause death before a patient turns one year or 10 years old. The third form is milder, but it causes inconveniences to patients. Hieu explained bone formation and bone destruction exist at the same time. The imbalance of the two processes causes …

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A medical employee checks health for a COVID-19 patient who is treated at home in Thanh Bình District of southern Đồng Tháp Province. VNA/VNS Nhựt An Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese capital Hà Nội reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Friday, registering 791 infections, according to the Ministry of Health. A total of 13,670 transmissions were recorded across the country, taking the number of nationwide infections since the start of the pandemic to 1,280,780. The country also recorded 200 further fatalities, bringing the death toll to 25,858. Of the new transmissions, 8,628 were community cases and nine were imported infections that were quarantined on arrival. HCM City again topped the list of new infections with 1,311, followed by Cần Thơ Province with 982 and Hà Nội with 791. Other infections were found in Sóc Trăng (791), Tây Ninh (779), Đồng Tháp (608), Bình Thuận (581), Bến Tre (571), Vĩnh Long (564), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (560), …

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