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Globally, the best way for the poor to access vaccines is for the World Trade Organization to remove intellectual property rights of researchers and manufacturers. India and South Africa have taken the lead in this regard, calling on the international community to speak up, asking the WHO to abolish intellectual property rights not only for vaccines but also for other diagnostic tools and medicines. This elimination should be maintained until the majority of the world's population is immune to the novel coronavirus, they have rightly argued. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 vaccine: best keep the ‘free’ market out of it

Organisations rush to sell Sacombank shares to retrieve debts Some organisations have rushed to sell shares of Sai Gon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) to retrieve bad debts, but it was not easy to find buyers agreeing with the offered price.   … [Read more...] about Banks struggle to sell cars to collect debts

Jakarta (VNA) - The online ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) was officially launched on November 30 to accelerate trade in goods by road within Southeast Asia. In 2017, ASEAN economic ministers set the twin goals of reducing trade transaction costs by 10 percent by 2020 and doubling intra-bloctrade between 2017 and 2025. ACTS has been developed to realise this goal to allow businesses to lodge e-transit declarations directly to ASEAN customs authorities and track the movement of their goods from loading to delivery. Being developed with the support of the European Union, ACTS is simplifying the movement of goods across the region, making it more efficient and cost-effective.  Following trials in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, the system has now been formally launched. The first successful ACTS transit movement occurred on October 23-24 when a truck travelled from Singapore via Malaysia to … [Read more...] about ASEAN customs transit system launched

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam and Japan sought ways to step up cooperation in military medicine in the time ahead during an online working session on November 30. The session saw the participation of representatives from the Department of Military Medicine at the General Department of Logistics, Military Hospital 108, and the Vietnam Military Medical University, as well as the Japanese military attache and vice military attache in Vietnam. Major General Nguyen Xuan Kien, head of the Department of Military Medicine, spoke highly of the success posted by Japan and its army in particular in the fight against COVID-19. The meeting offered an opportunity for the two sides to accelerate the signing of a memorandum of understanding in military medicine between the two foreign ministries, he said. Officers looked at the pandemic situation in military units in their respective countries, and shared their experience in this regard. They agreed to organise more visits and meetings, both online … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan reinforce cooperation in military medicine

The 2020-2021 season is forecast to be a hard time for the sugar sector, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic remains a big challenge. Four more sugar mills—Son Duong, Nong Cong, Van Phat and Pho Phong—are likely to stop their operations due to a shortage of input materials, resulting in their poor performance. … [Read more...] about Nearly a third of local sugar plants shut down