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Vietnam to trial HIV drug on coronavirus patients Vietnamese scientists will trial a drug that has long been used to treat people with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, as a possible therapy against the novel coronavirus, which has killed over 1,000 people in China.   … [Read more...] about Epidemic of rumours breaks out amid COVID-19 crisis

Initiated in 2017 by the French Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with Institut français Paris, the D17/20 Craft and Design aims to strengthen the design industry in Southeast Asia through a series of workshops held in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, where local designers/craftspeople have joined French counterparts in developing products to display at the exhibition. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 13

The partnership iterates Validus’ commitment to providing ways and bridging the financing gap that many SMEs face when it comes to business financing. Through its Corporate Partnership programme, Validus seeks to actively work with companies like Nafoods to provide supply chain financing to its SMEs, such as farmers and distributors. Nafoods is a Vietnamese agri-food business and manufacturer that integrates agricultural processing from farm to distribution. It is also backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group that works with the private sector in developing countries to create markets that open up opportunities for all. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 12

Hanoi (VNA) – As of 2019, Vietnam counted five foreign invested universities, 68 private schools and 170 public ones.  The country had more than 500 programmes linked with top universities in the world. The foreign direct investment (FDI) in education from August to October 2019 reached 97 million USD.  Merger and acquisition (M&A) activities, especially stock purchasing, in the field, made up 37 percent of the total FDI in the period. Troy Griffiths, Deputy Managing Director at Savills Vietnam, said these figures showed that overseas investors are interested in cooperation strategies in education investment. The attraction of foreign investment in Vietnam’s education will continue to increase in the coming time, he added. Last year, eight Vietnamese higher education institutions were named among Asia’s top 550 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a British education company. The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh … [Read more...] about Education draws foreign investment

Traders also sell the meat after to high-end restaurants. Since the animal is rare and are caught in the wild, it serves an important social function for buyers to flaunt their status, a 2015 study published by British researchers on Elviser, a conservation science journal, said. … [Read more...] about First ivory, now pangolin scales: Vietnam remains wildlife trafficking hotspot