The EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, or EVFTA has created the conditions needed to boost bilateral trade between Vietnam and the EU.
NDO - One year after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) came into effect, bilateral trade and investment relations have seen positive results despite the obstacles caused by COVID-19.
Conglomerate Vingroup has signed an agreement with US Arcturus Therapeutics medicines biotechnology company on the transfer of COVID-19 vaccine production technology and a collaboration to establish a manufacturing facility in Vietnam for the manufacture of Arcturus’ mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
With these 500,000 doses, Vietnam is currently capable of treating from 80,000 to 100,000 patients. All medicine will be donated to the Ministry of Health in August.
NDO - The disbursement of public investment in July fell by 1.7% compared to the previous month due to COVID-19 but the total figure for the first seven months of 2021 still rose by 5.6% over the same period last year.
NDO - The central government has ordered for reductions in the pricing of clean water and telecommunications services so as to ease the burden on residents affected by COVID-19.
NDO/VNA - Vietnam's agricultural sector is focusing on solving difficulties to earn over US$4 billion from shrimp exports in 2021.