The National Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (NICVB), the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) in Vietnam are collaborating with Zuellig Pharma (Zuellig) for a USD 600,000 project to expand access to vaccines through the use of eZCooler...
Vietnam is becoming a favored destination for solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturers, driven by the low costs of Manufacturing in Vietnam combined with rising global demand and US tariffs of up to 165% on crystalline silicon PV solar imports from China and Taiwan to...
The latest report from Nielsen on Vietnam’s FMCG market has found that Vietnamese manufacturers earned 42% of the FMCG sector’s total revenues, in the four largest market segments — food, beverages, home care and personal care products. A 2019 report from...
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed by Vietnam Airlines and Sabre, a leading provider of systems for air bookings, as part of efforts to take forward the implementation of the former’s Digital Transformation Programme. This new agreement follows...
A dengue fever forecasting Model Satellite-based system (D-MOSS) was launched in Hanoi in March 2019. The early warning system created by D-MOSS is being piloted in Hanoi, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa and Dong Nai. The project aims to develop tools which allows the government...
A smart city plan has been approved for Binh Duong province. The plan will focus on applications of advanced technologies in the areas of electronic government and traffic management and training of high-quality human resources. It also includes the development of a...
The Vietnam government is planning to develop Quang Ninh Province’s Van Don economic zone (EZ) into a dynamic economic hub with a focus on tourism, as well as the production of high-quality products and services. An international trade center for the region will...
With the industrial sector account for 47% of Vietnam’s total Energy consumption, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is reviewing businesses to explore reduction of Energy usage by the high volume consumers of Energy. MOIT has planned...
The government office has launched a National e-Document Exchange Platform that connects Vietnam government offices, ministries, agencies, and localities, and enables secure sharing of data to support progress towards e-Government, e-Cabinet and digital economy. In...
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Electricity Regulatory Authority has raised the retail price for electricity by 8.36% to an average of 1,864.4 VND (USD 0.0804) per kilowatt hour, excluding VAT. According to the plan, the new prices are: Retail prices...
Nhan Dan 115 hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has successfully carried out the surgery on February 15 by Doctor Si and his colleagues, with the support of the vice president of Aurora Health Care (USA). The patient was a 67 year old woman hospitalized with a...
The Ministry of Finance in Vietnam has sent in a ministry document (655/BTC-CST) to the prime minister requesting a change in laws to remove the special consumption tax on locally made auto parts and components. The move could cut prices on cars assembled locally. As...
