Vietnam Today

AstraZeneca is accelerating a project on the research, production, and technology transfer of pharmaceutical products in Vietnam worth $90 million and is selecting a partner to transfer its Covid-19 vaccine technology to Vietnam, in order to accompany and support the country in becoming a leading pharmaceutical center of the region.

According to Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, Vietnam’s vaccine passport has been recognized by ten countries: Japan, the US, the UK, Australia, India, Belarus, Cambodia, the Philippines, Palestine, and the Maldives. Vietnam has also recognized the vaccine passport of 79 countries and territories.

At a conference on health work in 2022 held on January 20, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that pandemic prevention and control measures must be implemented uniformly all around the country, with flexible adaption and no obstruction of people’s movement. He assigned the Ministry of Health to study the possibility of fourth injections and to quickly research and consider international experience on injections for children from five years of age.

The Prime Minister has issued Decision No. 42 approving the task of formulating a plan on preserving and restoring the Complex of Hue Monuments to 2030 and vision to 2050, which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage in 1993. The planning aims to restore the relic site and cultural landscape, including surrounding areas, and a new submission will then be made to UNESCO seeking reconfirmation of its status. Central Thua Thien-Hue province has set up a project on population relocation and renovation in the Hue Citadel area, with capital of VND7.2 trillion ($316 million), including ten new residential infrastructure projects on a total resettlement area of over 83 ha.

Speaking at a government meeting regarding legislation on January 19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh noted that as Vietnam is a developing country with limited resources and in the process of building and perfecting its institutions in parallel with the requirement to strengthen State management, it is necessary to open up mechanisms and policies and create conditions for the development, mobilization, and effective use of all resources. He also emphasized that in building and perfecting institutions, it is necessary to consider reality and speed up the reform of administrative procedures, curb the harassment of individuals and businesses, and step up decentralization along with strengthening supervision and inspection, reasonably allocate resources, and improve personnel quality.

At a conference reviewing work in 2021 and implementing plans for 2022, the Vietnam General Department of Land Administration said it will continue to focus on perfecting land law policies this year, in particular completing amendments to the 2013 Land Law. Vietnam has measured and mapped over 77 per cent of its total natural area to date.