Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) plays a significant role in the country’s poverty alleviation efforts.
Update: March, 04/2021 - 08:37 |
The first shipment containing Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrived on a Korean Air flight in Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on February 24. VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccination will begin right after the health ministry receives an accreditation certificate from the Republic of Korea (RoK) for the COVID-19 vaccine batch that arrived on February 24, which is due later this week or early next week.
Deputy Minister of Health Trương Quốc Cường made the announcement at the Government’s regular press conference in Hà Nội on Tuesday, in response to questions over vaccination progress after the first 117,600 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca, manufactured in RoK, bought commercially via Việt Nam Vaccine Company (VNVC), had arrived in Việt Nam.
Update: March, 04/2021 - 00:00 |
The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host the first Mediterranean Food Festival in HCM City on March 27. File photo from the organsier’s Facebook page
The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host the first Mediterranean Food Festival in HCM City on March 27.
The festival will offer a wide range of Mediterranean and Middle East food such as falafel (chickpea fritter), lamb, baba ganoush (roasted eggplant dip), kebabs and more.
It will also present a selection of the finest in wine, Turkish coffee, and other beverages.
The event will include a live band, belly dancers, games, local vendors, kid s zone, climbing, and skate bowl.
VinFast plans to set up an automobile plant in the US after establishing a 50-member R&D office in San Francisco in preparation for California automobile sales in 2022.
Update: March, 04/2021 - 17:59 |
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh during a phone call with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
HÀ NỘI Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan discussed measures to boost bilateral relations during their phone conversation held on Thursday.
They shared solutions to increase trade exchanges and economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, and create favourable conditions for travelling.
They also talked about vaccination plans against COVID-19 and the possibility to apply a vaccine passport.