Vietnam news

Vietnam’s legal framework for orphan drugs is in place to enable hospitals to have storage plans.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been working on a plan to set up centers to store orphan drugs in line with the Vietnamese Government’s directive, according to Le Viet Dung, Deputy Director of the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV).

Dung said when sharing measures to overcome the shortage of orphan drugs and the lack of botulinum antidote that some warehouses for these drugs will be set up across the country.

Drug Administration of Vietnam Deputy Director Le Viet Dung. Photo: VNA

“There will be 15-20 medicines to be stockpiled, including botulinum antitoxins. The DAV has been working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to study its storage mechanism, liaise with regional countries on storing limited supply drugs, and with WHO storage facilities,” Dung said.

He stressed that the legal framework for rare drugs is in place, and the DAV is asking hospitals nationwide to make plans for such drugs, especially orphan drugs.

Referring to cases of botulism poisoning recorded in Ho Chi Minh City last week, Dung said the Ministry of Health had helped hospitals treating botulism patients to contact foreign suppliers and the WHO for the antidotes after being informed that botulism antitoxins were out of stock nationwide.

The WHO then announced that only six vials remained in its warehouse in Switzerland, which had been shipped to Vietnam on May 2.

Then, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health proposed setting up storage centers for rare drugs and establishing a mechanism for expired rare drugs.

Regarding recommendations to prevent botulinum poisoning cases, the MoH has advised people to avoid consuming expired food.

In addition, the Ministry of Health pointed out that manufacturers must use safe ingredients in production and processing and strictly follow hygiene rules in the production process. In particular, canned food manufacturers must strictly adhere to the sterilization regime.

Consumers should refrain from consuming canned foods that are expired, improperly canned, preserved, or have strange flavors or colors, and should use foods and ingredients of clear origin and freshly cooked foods .

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Vietnam in Group C at AFF U23 Championship 2023 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam are in Group C of the ASEAN Football Federation ( AFF ) U23 Championship 2023 together with the Philippines and Laos.

A draw for the group stage of the regional football tourney was held on May 29, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced.

The championship is scheduled to take place from August 17-26 in Thailand. This year’s edition attracts the participation of 10 teams, divided into three groups, of which Group A consists of Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, and Myanmar; while Group B consists of Timor-Leste, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

The teams are to play in the round-robin format. The three top teams in the groups and the best second-place squad will compete in the semi-finals.

It will be the fourth edition of the AFF U23 Championship after those in 2005, 2019 and 2022.

Vietnam earned their first title after beating Thailand 1-0 in Cambodia in February last year./.

At the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity ( IPEF ) ministerial meeting in Detroit , Michigan, the US (Photo: VNA)

Washington (VNA) – Vietnam is ready to coordinate with other CPTPP member countries in implementing the 2023 rotating chair New Zealand’s initiatives on elevating the deal as a model one of the region and the world, affirmed Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien .

Dien made his remarks while attending the recent ministerial meeting among members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ( CPTPP ) in Detroit, Michigan, the US. Participating countries agreed that it is necessary to continue promoting the effective implementation of the agreement to bring full and practical benefits to people and enterprises, particularly small- and medium-sized ones.

While in Detroit, Dien also attended a meeting of ministers from ASEAN nations joining the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and the IPEF ministerial meeting.

At these meetings, Dien stated Vietnam will continue to work closely with other IPEF countries, including those from ASEAN to complete basic negotiations of the initiative this year. For the IPEF’s Pillar III of Clean Economy, Vietnam wishes to see more cooperation activities among the ASEAN partners in clean energy production, and the development and transfer of technologies and solutions serving the elimination of greenhouse gases, among others, serving the energy transition of each country.

Lauding efforts by partner nations so far, the minister affirmed Vietnam always supports and is ready for discussion to contribute to the building of practical content suitable to each member’s development conditions.

He also called on participating countries to continue upholding the principles agreed upon from the beginning of negotiations.

On the occasion, the Vietnamese minister met with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamada Kenji.

Raimondo told Dien that the US is ready to work with Vietnam to discuss some necessary flexible options to ensure that countries respect Vietnam’s legal system and work together on such a basis.

Dien affirmed that Vietnam will work closely with the US and other countries to ensure the overall success of the IPEF. He voice support for the US view of fair commerce, which does not discriminate, cause burden or restrict trade, or harm production and workers. Vietnam commits to continue to actively cooperate with the US to comprehensively address concerns of both nations, thereby maintaining their stable commercial relations, towards a harmonious, sustainable and mutually beneficial trade balance, the minister stated.

Meeting with Yamada, Dien welcomed the three ODA projects worth 61 billion JPY (434.2 million USD) freshly signed between Vietnam and Japan on the sidelines of the 49th G7 summit in Hiroshima. He said room remains extensive for the sides to work together in the fields of energy, food processing, support industries, and material technology.

The Vietnamese Government is committed to ensuring an open and stable business climate for enterprises of the two countries to operate and succeed in Vietnam, he said./.

Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the first phase of the Tuyen Quang-Ha Giang expressway as part of his visit to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on May 28.
The 104.48km expressway connects Ha Giang and its neighbour Tuyen Quang, with a total investment capital of 3.19 trillion VND (135.84 million USD). Its first phase, 27.48km, that runs through Ha Giang province is expected to be completed in 2025. Read full text

– Ha Giang province needs to better the drawing of mechanisms and policies, and reform administrative procedures in order to pave way for development and lure investments, especially in its priority areas and products, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on May 28.
At a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee as part of his visit to the northern mountainous locality, Chinh said Ha Giang boasts unique potential and competitive advantages to grow rapidly and sustainably. Read full text

– Parliaments should review and complete their national legal framework to create optimal conditions for the building and implementation of economic transition policies towards green, circular economy to match the sustainable development goals and international commitments on climate change, environmental protection and biodiversity preservation, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh has stated.
Dinh made the statement at the 10th Nevsky International Ecological Congress held in St. Petersburg in Russia, with the theme “Ecology: A Right, Not a Privilege,” which drew nearly 1,500 delegates from 52 countries and territories. Read full text

– Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang attended a high-level event on ending plastic pollution in Paris on May 27, which drew representatives from nearly 200 countries and territories.
The event was held on the threshold of the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2) that will take place from May 29 to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France. Read full text

– Vietnam invested nearly 316.4 million USD abroad in the first five months of this year, equivalent to 93.5% of the figure recorded in the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Of the total, 142.7 million USD was poured into 47 new projects, or 48.6% of the figure in the same period in 2022 while 173.7 million was added to 16 underway ones, a year-on-year increase of 3.9 times. Read full text

– Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Vangelis Vitalis has expressed his belief in stronger trade ties between Vietnam and his country, saying that the two sides will expand their cooperation to other areas in the future.
During an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Vitalis spotlighted outcomes of the 8th meeting of the Vietnam-New Zealand Joint Trade and Economic Commission (JTEC) recently held in Hanoi, stressing that the two sides focused on practical issues that benefit their businesses and people. Read full text

– Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung won the best director prize at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival for “La passion de Dodin Bouffant” (The Pot-au-Feu) on May 27.
‘The Pot-au-Feu’ was adapted from French author Marcel Rouff’s 1924 novel ‘La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant gourmet’ (The Passionate Epicure). Read full text

– The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the National Experimental Polytechnic University of the Armed Forces (UNEFA) of the Latin American country held a ceremony on May 26 to wrap up a cooking class and a “non” (Vietnamese conical hat) dance class at the school.
In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Trung My thanked the Venezuelan Ministry of Defence and UNEFA for opening the cooking and “non” dance classes. Read full text /.