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Hanoi (VNA) – ASEAN still has to face a number of challenges, and to cope with them, the association should continue enhancing intra-bloc cohesion to create consensus and collective strength to stay responsive to external factors, Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich has said. The Vietnamese minister made the remark while addressing the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Hanoi on February 19. The event, attended by officials of ASEAN countries and Secretary-General of the bloc Lim Jock Hoi, aimed to set up orientations for ASEAN cooperation in 2020 and prepare for the ADMM and ADMM Plus later this year. Participants also issued a joint statement on defence cooperation against disease outbreaks. Speaking at the meeting, Minister Lich said since its first edition held in Malaysia in 2006, the ADMM has increasingly established itself as an effective cooperation and dialogue mechanism on strategy, defence and security issues at the defence ministerial … [Read more...] about Minister calls for stronger ASEAN cohesion to respond to external factors

Vo Thi Kim Tuyen is an 8th grader at Nguyen Trai Secondary School. Her vision got weaker when she was in 7th grade. After going to doctors, she was diagnosed with corneal degeneration which needs long and expensive treatment or else she will go blind. She often has to take a leave from school to go to the hospital. Each trip to HCM City costs VND3m (USD129) to VND6m. After her parents divorced when she was two years old, Tuyen went to live with her grandparents. Their lives depend on the fields but the crops have been less than desired in the past years. After taking many medicines for treatment, Tuyen's kidney swelled up so her whole body also swelled up. "I'm really scared. If I'm blind, my grandparents will be in even more difficulties. I want to be healthy to go to school," she said. … [Read more...] about Readers help Dak Lak girl restore vision

Buenos Aires (VNA) – The Communist Party of Vietnam and the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front Party (FSLN) of Nicaragua have signed a cooperation agreement for 2020-2025 to enhance friendship, solidarity and comprehensive collaboration between the two parties and countries. The signing ceremony took place within the framework of a working visit to the Central American country made by Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member and head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, from February 8-11. During her stay, Mai met with FSLN Secretary-General and President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega, Vice President Rosario Murillo, and President of the National Assembly Gustavo Porras, and had a meeting with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. During the meetings, Mai told the hosts that the CPV and the Vietnamese State and people want to deepen their good relationship with the FSLN and the State and people of Nicaragua. She … [Read more...] about Ruling parties of Vietnam, Nicaragua enhance ties

A gas station employee fills a motorbike with gasoline in HCMC. The General Statistics Office has advised the Government to prevent any pricing hikes for products under its watch to get the full-year inflation rate down to 4% – PHOTO: THANH THOM HCMC – The Government should not raise the prices of any products under its management, especially medicines, fuels and electricity, in the first half of 2020 to keep the full-year inflation rate under control, stated the General Statistics Office (GSO). … [Read more...] about Prices of goods under State watch should be kept unchanged to curb inflation: GSO

After 50 years of presence in Vietnam, Sanofi developed a leading position in the national pharmaceutical market. In 2019, Sanofi made a significant contribution to developing the local healthcare industry by providing around 50 scientific training sessions, offering integrated care solutions to help millions of Vietnamese patients prevent and treat ailments, and bringing millions of vaccine doses to help protect adults and children from infectious diseases. … [Read more...] about Pharma giants seek to cash in on local market potential