- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting ofthe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron.
Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide,PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemicremains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. Read full story
- Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) TranThanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 5 for a delegation fromIndonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Chairperson of itsCommittee for Parliamentary Cooperation Sylviana Murin.
Man said the visit demonstrates the resumption of the twolegislative bodies’ delegation exchange activities after a long disruption dueto the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story
- Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 5hosted a reception for outgoing Ambassador of Denmark Højlund Christensen,speaking highly of the guest's contributions to bringing green projects toVietnam.
Ambassador Christensen has left an imprint in Vietnam bypushing for Denmark-based LEGO Group to invest in Binh Duong, Minh said, addingthat what makes the LEGO project special is that it will use clean energy whichis well aligned with Vietnam’s priorities. Read full story
- A delegation of 23 Vietnamese entrepreneurs, led by DeputyMinister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai, attended the Vietnam-MexicoBusiness Forum in Mexico City on July 4, aiming to seek cooperationopportunities with the host country’s partners.
Undersecretary for Foreign Trade in Mexico's Secretariat ofEconomy Luz Maria de la Mora spoke highly of the bilateral economic and traderelations, affirming that Mexico considers Vietnam a strategic market in theAsia-Pacific region. Read full story
- Vietnam is at risk of COVID-19 resurgence if people don’tget booster shots and local authorities stay negligent and don’t acceleratevaccine advocacy, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong told a Hanoiceremony on July 5.
Huong said as of July 4, more than 233 million COVID-19vaccine doses had been administered in Vietnam, raising the primary vaccinationcoverage among people aged 12 and above to approximately 100%. Read full story
- About 200 Vietnamese and Indian enterprises in thepharmaceutical and medical field participated in a networking event in Ho ChiMinh City on July 5, together exploring their ‘golden’ cooperation andinvestment opportunities in the post-pandemic period.
The annual conference was co-organised by the Vietnam Chamberof Commerce and Industry's Branch in Ho Chi Minh City (VCCI-HCM) and thePharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil). Read full story
- Vietnam Report announced the Vietnam Top 10 TechnologyCompanies Reputation Award 2022 on July 5, with Viettel, FPT, and VNPT amongthe big names in the rankings.
The list of the 10 most prestigious information technology -telecommunications companies in 2022 comprise Military Industry and TelecomsGroup Viettel, FPT Group, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT),VNPT Vinaphone Corporation, Mobifone Telecommunications Corporation, CMCTechnology Group, Hanel Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Technology &Telecommunication JSC, Vietnam Maritime Communication and Electronics Company(VISHIPEL), and Hanoi Telecom JSC. Read full story
A total of 160 photos on display will introduceUNESCO-recognised heritages, national special relic sites and intangibleheritages in Vietnam such as the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Dien Bien, HungTemple in Phu Tho, water puppetry, and Binh Dinh martial arts./. Read full story