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The US Embassy in Hanoi recently opened the new office of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in the capital. With this office, which is considered an important step toward boosting US-Vietnamese agricultural co-operation, Vietnamese exporters and authorised US agencies will be able to save lots of time and costs when conducting sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) inspections to protect against potential plant pest risks from Vietnamese agricultural products exported to the US. APHIS' Hanoi office will help boost Vietnam's farm produce exports to the US In the past, in order to export fruit to the US, the produce first had to undergo an SPS examination in the US. “The APHIS Hanoi office maintains technical working relations with its Vietnamese counterparts to resolve SPS issues whenever they arise,” said the embassy’s statement on the establishment of the office. “The regulatory mission of … [Read more...] about US opens doors wider for Vietnamese farm produce

AstraZeneca Vietnam and Vietnam Young Physicians Association last week hosted the "Community Day 2019" in Hanoi, in partnership with the Vietnam Lung Association, the Ministry of Health and other institutes. The event gathered about 3,000 participants including 1,000 people at risk of diabetes, AstraZeneca employees and volunteers. “Community Day 2019” was organized with the theme "Early action for a healthy community" and activities geared towards raising awareness and prevention for Diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and cancer. The event provided a free package to the community with blood sugar and blood pressure test, lung function check and early breast cancer screening. Besides, free diet consultations and road-show to promote disease education had attracted many young people. Mr. Nitin Kapoor, Company President, AstraZeneca Vietnam & Asia Area Frontier Markets said: “With a 25-year heritage in Vietnam, AstraZeneca is proud to contribute … [Read more...] about Strong partnership to prevent non-communicable diseases threats at earl stage in VN

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaking at the opening ceremony of TechFest TechFest is the biggest annual event for the startup community, organised in accordance with the scheme on supporting the national innovative startup ecosystem to 2025, which was approved by the prime minister in 2016. During the past four years, the annual TechFest events have covered numerous economic sectors, uncovering opportunities and unclogging bottlenecks. Themed “Vietnam: Globalise”, TechFest 2019 aimed to attract resources, manpower, technology, and finance to support Vietnamese startups and to become a platform connecting the Vietnamese startup ecosystem with that of the world. Techfest 2019 has drawn the participation of over 300 businesses and startups, 100 ventures and investors, as well as 200 speakers and experts to attend until November 6, with activities such as a startup exhibition, technology showcase, investor and startup matching, and startup contests. Full of praise for … [Read more...] about TechFest to unlock potential of startups

Chairman of the Expert Council of the Eurasian Foundation Grigory Trofimchuk (R) (Photo: VNA)    Moscow (VNA) – Russian experts and scholars have expressed their optimism about the prospects of Vietnam – Russia bilateral ties, on the occasion of the ongoing Russia visit by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Under the article “Russia and Vietnam together celebrate memorable events” published by the “Independence” newspaper on December 8, Vietnamese studies expert Evgheni Kobelev from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies highlighted that Vietnam is the first country in Southeast Asia to establish strategic partnership with Russia and the Decree dated May 7, 2012 by Russian President Vladimir Putin takes Vietnam as one of the three most important partners of Russia in Asia, along with China and India. Vietnam and Russia also set the target of raising the number of Russian … [Read more...] about Russian scholars optimistic about Vietnam – Russia ties

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan  speaks at the Kazan Federal University (Source: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited the Kazan Federal University in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on December 9 as part of her ongoing official visit to Russia. During a meeting with leaders and students of the educational institution, she expressed her pleasure to visit the 200-year-old university, where many Russian leaders pursued their studies, especially the great leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin. She briefed them on socio-economic achievements after 30 years of Vietnam’s Doi moi (renewal) process, highlighting the importance of education and training, human resources development and application of advanced technologies to the country’s achievements. Vietnam has identified education as a top priority in its national development strategy, and a decisive factor for poverty reduction as well as rapid and sustainable … [Read more...] about Top legislator visits university in Russia