A volunteer receives Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine Nano Covax during a clinical trial. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết The third and final phase of human trials of Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine Nano Covax, developed by HCM City-based biopharmaceutical company Nanogen, is scheduled to begin this month. In a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency, Prof. Dr. Trương Việt Dũng, Chairman of the National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research under the Ministry of Health, talks about Phase 3 of clinical trials as well as benefits and responsibilities of participants. The committee is set to approve Phase 3…
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A medical worker shows a finger heart when departing from Tuyên Quang Province to Bắc Giang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Qaung Cường HÀ NỘI — As many as 100 medical workers, lecturers and students from the two northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Hải Dương on Tuesday headed to the COVID-19 hotspot Bắc Giang Province to help fight the pandemic. Of them, 22 medical from hospitals of Tuyên Quang province will offer help for medical workers in Bắc Giang Province’s Lung Hospital and Mental Health Hospital where COVID-19 patients are being treated. Meanwhile, 12 lecturers and 60 outstanding students from Thái Bình…
Nguyễn Công Phượng (middle) in the 1-1 draw against Jordan. Photo Việt Nam Football Federation HÀ NỘI A penalty save from Nguyễn Văn Toản and an own goal from Jordan saved Việt Nam from a defeat against the Middle Eastern side in their only friendly match before their 2022 World Cup qualifiers in the UAE. The two sides agreed to play the friendly on Monday night in secret, with no media or fans in attendance to keep their tactics under wraps ahead of competitive fixtures. South Koran coach Park Hang-seo changed the entire Vietnamese…
Banks have promoted consumer lending in recent years. Photo nld.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Commercial banks have made public the sale of unsecured consumer debt for the first time in the country. Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) recently announced it would sell consumer loans to recover debts. Accordingly, the debts belong to many borrowers and are valued from VNĐ1.68 million to VNĐ17.58 million. The book value of the debts includes principal, interest and penalties. Notably, these consumer debts are unsecured and the starting price is equal to the book value. The bank also requires deposits equal to the starting…
The futsal players celebrate their historic achievement. Photo dantri.com.vn Peter Cowan In just over a week from the time of writing, the Việt Nam national team will be gearing up for their World Cup qualifier against Indonesia. Coach Park Hang-seo’s men have three matches in the UAE to write their names in Vietnamese football history by making it to the third qualifying round. The huge opportunity before them means captain Quế Ngọc Hải et al shouldn’t be short of motivation, but if they are looking for some extra inspiration, they could do worse than looking to their futsal counterparts. Last…
Việt Nam’s seafood product export value reached US$3.24 billion in the first five months of 2021. Photo thuysanvietnam.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam saw a year on year increase of 30.3 per cent in agro, forestry and seafood product exports to US$22.83 billion in the first five months of 2021, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Of which, the group of major farm produce earned $7.78 billion, up 13 per cent. Meanwhile, major forestry and seafood products brought home $7.06 billion and $3.24 billion, up 61.8 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively. The livestock industry recorded a 43.9…
Võ Trí Thành There’s a reality that we must face – that COVID-19 never rests. Just more than two months since Việt Nam controlled the third wave, another blow hit the country and this time it has struck the lifeblood of Việt Nam’s economy – the industrial parks (IPs). A serious infection chain has been detected in HCM City in the past few days, raising concerns that the virus will extend its reach to industrial zones in the southern provinces as some case positive for SARS-CoV-2 are working in industrial parks in the city. …
Việt Nam national team striker Nguyễn Văn Toàn said that the team has prepared both mentally and physically for the decisive matches against Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE in the group G of the 2022 World Cup Qualifier. — Photo thanhnien.vn HÀ NỘI — Striker Nguyễn Văn Toàn has said Việt Nam’s Southeast Asian rivals Indonesia and Malaysia have become stronger ahead of next week’s crunch World Cup qualifiers. Việt Nam is currently on top of Group G, with the remaining opponents are Indonesia, Malaysia and the UAE. “For me, Indonesia has always been a very difficult…
Block P11, Park Hill Times City Urban Complex, where two COVID-19 patients live, is locked down last week. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng Khánh Dương HÀ NỘI — A number of COVID-19 cases were reported at apartment buildings in Hà Nội in recent days, putting thousands of residents under lockdown. Five apartment buildings in Hà Nội were locked down on just one day last week. Residents have mixed feelings about the lock-downs while local authorities are trying their best to respond to the outbreak. While having dinner with her family on Tuesday, Phạm…
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến. VNA.VNS Photo After nearly four years of implementing solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the European Commission (EC) has acknowledged Việt Nam’s commitment, political determination and efforts to deal with the matter. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến talks to the Vietnam News Agency about solutions to soon get the yellow card removed Could you tell us about Việt Nam’s work to combat IUU fishing in recent years? Since 2012, 27 countries have been warned by the EC. Out of 21 countries…