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Agent Orange complaint against multinationals including Monsanto and Dow Chemical rejected by French court as ‘inadmissible’

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

A Paris court has rejected a 2014 complaint brought against 14 companies involved in the production and sale of Agent Orange to the US during the Vietnam War, declaring it does not have jurisdiction to rule over the matter. … Read More >Agent Orange complaint against multinationals including Monsanto and Dow Chemical rejected by French court as ‘inadmissible’

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Woman in Vietnam dies from anaphylaxis after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine – health ministry

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021By Editor

A 35-year-old female medical worker in Vietnam has died from anaphylaxis after being injected with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, in a “very rare” case of adverse reaction to the drug, the country’s health ministry has announced. … Read More >Woman in Vietnam dies from anaphylaxis after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine – health ministry

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Vietnam-made Covid vaccine to be available by end of 2021

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

Vietnam’s health ministry announced on Wednesday that the country’s domestically made Covid vaccine, Nanocovax, will be available by the end of 2021, with the government planning to start distributing it next year. … Read More >Vietnam-made Covid vaccine to be available by end of 2021

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Vietnam was Asia’s top-performing economy during pandemic of 2020

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Vietnam outperformed all of its regional peers in South East Asia last year, data shows, as the nation’s economy grew by 2.9 percent from a year ago, despite the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Vietnam was Asia’s top-performing economy during pandemic of 2020

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Virus-wary Vietnam suspends flights from UK and South Africa over new Covid-19 variants

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021By Editor

Vietnam has suspended inbound flights from the UK and South Africa over new more transmissible variants of Covid-19, with more countries set to have flights blocked, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc announced on Tuesday. … Read More >Virus-wary Vietnam suspends flights from UK and South Africa over new Covid-19 variants

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No unfair advantage’: Vietnam rejects US ‘currency manipulation’ charge, but vows to work with Washington to resolve row

Posted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020By Editor

Vietnam’s central bank has dismissed US allegations of currency manipulation, insisting its policies aim to promote “stability,” after Washington labeled the nation an unfair competitor, potentially paving the way for new tariffs. … Read More >No unfair advantage’: Vietnam rejects US ‘currency manipulation’ charge, but vows to work with Washington to resolve row

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US labels Vietnam & Switzerland ‘currency manipulators,’ puts China, India and others on watchlist

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020By Editor

The US Treasury Department has designated Vietnam and Switzerland as “currency manipulators,” while placing China, India and several other countries on its “monitoring list.” … Read More >US labels Vietnam & Switzerland ‘currency manipulators,’ puts China, India and others on watchlist

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Vietnam to start human trials for indigenous Covid-19 vaccine following successful testing on animals

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020By Editor

Vietnam’s health minister has announced that an indigenous pharmaceutical company and the Military Medical Academy will cooperate in running Covid-19 vaccine trials on human participants, the first of their kind in Vietnam. … Read More >Vietnam to start human trials for indigenous Covid-19 vaccine following successful testing on animals

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‘We’re not leaving’: Trump security advisor says Washington committed to deterring Beijing amid S. China Sea dispute

Posted on November 24, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump’s national security advisor Robert O’Brien has reiterated the US’ commitment to back the Philippines and Vietnam over Beijing’s territorial claims in the potentially energy-rich South China Sea. … Read More >‘We’re not leaving’: Trump security advisor says Washington committed to deterring Beijing amid S. China Sea dispute

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New trade war front? US looks into Vietnam’s trade & currency practices

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

Using the same law that allowed the US to impose tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese imports, the Trump administration opened an investigation into the trade practices of one of its biggest trading partners, Vietnam. … Read More >New trade war front? US looks into Vietnam’s trade & currency practices