Vietnam to Expand Immunization Program with Four New Vaccines

Vietnam will add four vaccines to the Expanded Program on Immunization (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)- New types of vaccines will be included in the national expanded immunization schedule in the near future, said Dang Thanh Huyen, deputy director of the National Office of Expanded Immunization (ONIA) at the Ministry of Health. Thanh Huyen said that … Read more

US to Import Thai Pomelos and Australia to Allow Thai Cooked Duck Imports After Years of Negotiations

Bangkok, May 29 (VNA) — The United States will start importing Thai pomelos next month while Australia has given the go-ahead to import cooked duck from Thailand after years of negotiations, according to the Thai ministry. of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Ready-to-eat pomelo is available in bundles at a market in Bangkok. Photo: bangkokpost.com Rapeepat Chantarasriwong, … Read more

“Vietnam’s Potential Access to mRNA Vaccine Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”

Illustration photo (Source: vneconomy.vn) Hanoi (VNA)-Vietnam has opportunity to access new technology of mRNA vaccine production, but must carefully consider steps, time, scale, investment capital and human resource development. This was stated by Patrick Haverman, deputy chief representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam during the seminar entitled “Dissemination of the results … Read more

Vietnamese Companies Seek to Invest in the US: Summit on Direct Investment 2022

Packing and inspecting the shipment of wooden furniture exported to the American market at the company Trieu Phu Loc (Binh Duong). Photo: VNA Hanoi (VNA) – Twenty Vietnamese companies and 1,200 investors from 70 countries and territories around the world have just participated in the Summit on Direct Investment in the United States, organized by … Read more

PEPFAR Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Vietnam, Highlights Country’s Success in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

Hanoi (VNA) – The ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program took place on May 9 in Hanoi. Speaking at the event, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper pointed out that Vietnam has been the only country in Asia to receive centralized PEPFAR funding since … Read more

Vietnamese student wins national Battelle climate challenge in the United States with Seed Bomb project

Hanoi (VNA) – The Seed Bomb project by Ashley Nguyen, a Vietnamese-born student at Westminster High School in California, has won first prize in the national-level Battelle climate challenge in the United States. United. Ashley Nguyen receives the trophy during a conference organized by Battelle. Photo: CTV/CVN Held for the first time in the United … Read more

Vietnam Urges Speeding Up COVID-19 Vaccinations to Prevent Outbreaks

Hanoi (VNA) Vietnam’s Ministry of Health urged local Health departments and provincial and municipal Disease Control centers to speed up vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic in order to prevent possible outbreaks. Consequently, the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology will continue to distribute some 833,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to authorities in 63 provinces … Read more

“485,000 Poor Households Access Loans Worth 21.86 Trillion VND from Vietnam Bank for Social Policies in Q1 2023”

“485,000 Poor Households Access Loans Worth 21.86 Trillion VND from Vietnam Bank for Social Policies in Q1 2023”

Hanoi, April 7 (VNA) — Some 485,000 poor and near-poor households have accessed loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), worth a total of around 21.86 trillion VND (932 .17 million) in the first three months of this year. Photo d’illustration : VNA The bank said that as of March 31, 2023, its … Read more

Exportation of Fresh Sugar Cane from Hoa Binh to the United States Marked by the First Shipment | Economy

Ceremony marking the export of 20 tons of sugar cane to the United States. Photo: VNA Hoa Binh (VNA) – Tiên Ngân Investment and Trade Sarl and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh Province (North) organized a ceremony on March 19 marking the export of the first batch 20 tonnes of … Read more

Science, technology, innovation promoted to support national development | Science | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Science, technology, innovation promoted to support national development |  Science |  Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Hanoi, March 12 (VNA) — Various measures will be rolled out by 2025 to refine science and technology organizations and perfect the legal basis for state management of science, technology and innovation. Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat. Photo: VNA The aim is to boost development to support the country’s socio-economic growth, Science … Read more