Disasters and emergency response
Ministry licences three domestically-produced Molnupiravir drugs to treat COVID-19
The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health on February 17 issued the list of three COVID-19 treatment drugs containing the active ingredient Molnupiravir, which had been granted certificates of registration for conditional circulation.The three drugs are Molravir 400 produced by Boston ...
'Too early' to treat Covid-19 as common illness: experts
The possibility of new coronavirus strains still challenges Vietnam’s medical system, making it hard to predict when Covid-19 could be designated as endemic, experts said. The Ministry of Health still lists Covid in Group A, which comprises dangerous infectious diseases with the ability to spread ...
Buy water from China, American experts advise downstream Mekong countries
American experts are recommending that countries in the Lower Mekong reach an agreement to pay China for water releases during times of crisis.Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia Program Director and Mekong Dam Monitor Co-Lead, Stimson Center explained that downstream countries could use an insurance representative to ...
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Việt Nam joins the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility
The Ministry of Finance, acting under Government authority, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to become the eighth member of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF). The facility is a regional platform for countries in ASEAN, and China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3) to ...
More efforts invested in poverty reduction in ethnic minority areas
Creating sustainable livelihoods for ethnic minority residents in mountainous and border areas to help them get out of poverty is a consistent policy of Vietnam, which has resulted in major achievements.During 2016 – 2020, though Vietnam had encountered many natural disasters and disease outbreaks, especially ...
PM urges effective implementation of socio-economic recovery, development programme
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 12 signed a dispatch urging the drastic and effective implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme as well as the acceleration of the disbursement of public investment.Accordingly, the Prime Minister requested the synchronous and effective implementation of ...
Employers evading social insurance payments affects workers' rights
Evasion of social insurance payments for workers increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as enterprises grappled the economic fall-out of pandemic control measures. However, as stipulated by law, avoiding payment and racking up insurance debt severely affects the social security rights of employees.The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social ...
Mekong Delta should become role model in climate change adaptation: Minister
The Mekong Delta, the largest agricultural hub of Vietnam, should be confident to surmount difficulties and become a role model in climate change adaptation in the world, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.Local agriculture officials pointed out certain problems such as ...
Vietnam working to ensure children’s all-round development
Protecting and caring for health of nearly 23 million Vietnamese children and students is the responsibility of not only their families but also the community, the society and the entire political system, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on February 10.The PM made the statement ...
“Vaccine diplomacy”: Success story in the time of COVID-19
In the context that many countries were racing to access scarce vaccine supplies and many countries were unwilling to share vaccine production technology, Vietnam’s achievements in vaccine diplomacy were very encouraging.Countries that have traditional relations with Vietnam and can produce COVID-19 vaccines or therapeutic drugs ...
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