Conference discusses Public-Private Partnerships in health

‘Public-Private Partnership for sustainable healthcare transformation’ was the main topic of a conference organised by Đầu tư (Investment) newspaper in Hà Nội on May 18.

More than 14 million people receive COVID-19 vaccine passports

The Ministry of Health announced that it has issued more than 14 million COVID-19 vaccine passports to the general public, a month from its official rollout on April 15.

HCM City prepares to give 4th COVID vaccine shot

HCM City has announced plans to give a second COVID-19 booster shot (fourth dose) to vulnerable people.

Localities told to speed up vaccination of 5 to 11-year-old children The Ministry of Health on Tuesday ordered localities across the country to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old and accelerate the booster dose for people above 18 years old.

PM Chính thanks UNICEF for help in Việt Nam's successful COVID-19 vaccination rollout Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said Việt Nam cherished cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) over the past 40 years and its contributions to global efforts protecting and caring for children.

PM meets leaders of investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Visa Group in New York Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with leaders of global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Visa Group in New York, and held phone talks with the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during his trip to the US.

US climate envoy Kerry pledges to assist Việt Nam with energy transition, climate change Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Boston on May 14 (local time) as part of his working trip to the US.

Vietnamese PM wants major countries to respect ASEAN’s central role, int’l laws: US-ASEAN Summit Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security.

US-ASEAN ties to be upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November: Statement

The United States and ASEAN countries’ leaders have met for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 12-13. Following is the full text of the statement:

Việt Nam gears up for rollout of fourth COVID-19 vaccine shots The Vietnamese health ministry has asked provincial/municipal health department to provide the tentative number of vaccines needed for the rollout of second COVID-19 booster shots (fourth doses) before May 25, 2022.