Also at the event, Bayer reported it has a strong development pipeline advancing more than 50 projects through the clinicwith a focus on cardiovascular diseases, oncology and women’s health. It highlighted two promising programmes in mid-stage development that demonstrate its medical innovation. … [Read more...] about Bayer announces big investment in external innovation
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Is Vietnam’s economy recovering from COVID-19? Ask female entrepreneurs
Women-owned businesses need more support from banks, especially in financially straitened times like these. This is gradually happening. An ADB grant funded by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, for example, incentivises banks to restructure existing loans to such businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to extend loans to first-time borrowers. The grant will be disbursed through Asia Commercial Bank, BIDV, Saigon-Hanoi Bank, Tien Phong Bank, and Vietnam Prosperity Bank - all of which have volunteered for the programme. … [Read more...] about Is Vietnam’s economy recovering from COVID-19? Ask female entrepreneurs
The once-famous village in Hanoi where people got rich with embroidery products
Hoi An reopens pedestrian streets and craft villages Hoi An, home to one of the nation’s most famous UNESCO world heritage sites, has reopened its pedestrian streets, night streets, and craft villages following several months of closure due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and flooding. … [Read more...] about The once-famous village in Hanoi where people got rich with embroidery products
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 19
In a pre-recorded speech sent to Chinese people via the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18), Cuong affirmed that the neighbourly friendship “both as comrades and brothers” nurtured by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong and other generations of leaders has become a valuable asset of the two Parties, States and peoples, and both sides have responsibility for maintaining and promoting the relationship. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 19
PM welcomes Australian firms to Vietnam
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc meet Australian investors in Sydney on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc applauded business ties between Việt Nam and Australia, as 18 memorandums of bilateral investment were exchanged on Friday during his official visit to Australia. … [Read more...] about PM welcomes Australian firms to Vietnam