The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has contacted Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and local authorities to clarify the incident, verify the fishermen's personal information as well as that of the two vessels on which they had fared, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told VnExpress on Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam asks Malaysia to provide criminal evidence of detained fishermen
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Malaysian health ministry inks term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian Ministry of Health on January 26 signed term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers, Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd (PLS) and Duopharma (M) Sdn Bhd, for the procurement of 18.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The ministry said in a statement that PLS will supply 12 million doses of COVID-19 CORONAVAC, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated produced by Sinovac Life Science Co. Ltd, which will be distributed in stages beginning April. Duopharma will supply 6.4 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine, produced by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Russia. The vaccine is expected to be distributed in stages by end-March 2021, it said. The ministry said for the COVID-19 CORONAVAC vaccine, SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) Inactivated, each recipient will be given two shots 14 days apart. With the 12 million doses, it expects the immunisation programme to cover 3.2 million people or 18.75 per cent of the Malaysian … [Read more...] about Malaysian health ministry inks term sheet agreements with two vaccine suppliers
Traditional tea losing flavor for young Vietnamese
Though Vietnam is the world’s fifth biggest exporter of tea, consumption in the country is lower than in many other Asian countries. Vietnam’s annual tea consumption per capita in 2016 was 0.44 pounds (200 grams) compared to Japan’s 2.13 pounds, China’s 1.25 pounds, Malaysia’s 1.06 pounds, and Singapore’s 0.81 pounds, according to German statistics portal Statista. … [Read more...] about Traditional tea losing flavor for young Vietnamese
Digitalization at Saigon’s oldest market
Tran, who has been selling candies and jams at the market for nearly 30 years, said this was the hardest time as the market was so empty. More stalls may be closed after Tet. "We have not seen many regular customers this time, only a few retail customers and wholesale customers," she said. … [Read more...] about Digitalization at Saigon’s oldest market
Finance sector contributes decisively to national achievements: Official
Hanoi (VNA) - The national finance sector has recorded important developments and made decisive contributions to the country’s achievements, according to member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung. Addressing a discussion within the framework of the 13th National Party Congress on January 27, Dung said the financial sector has implemented the policy of e-government development towards a digital government and digital economy, and promoted IT application and development. Businesses now basically conduct all tax declarations, tax payments, tax refunds, and customs procedures via digital platforms. The restructuring of the State budget and public debt in the 2016-2020 period helped strengthen national finances while mobilising more resources for COVID-19 prevention and control, supporting the national economy to avoid recession, helping Vietnam become one of the few economies posting positive growth in 2020, and creating an important foundation … [Read more...] about Finance sector contributes decisively to national achievements: Official