It would only be appropriate to celebrate the Vietnam-US’ diplomatic relations by citing a vivid case study success. The 20-year journey of US-based leading healthcare company Abbott, as it built its presence in Vietnam, fits perfectly. Arriving in Vietnam in 1995, Abbott quickly partnered up with the local nutrition distributor 3A Nutrition to leverage its distribution expertise in a new market for quality science-based nutrition products. 18 years later, this business partnership has blossomed into an acquisition of 3A Nutrition by Abbott, resulting in a strong presence across all 63 cities and provinces in Vietnam. 3A Nutrition’s general director Douglas Kuo talked with VIR’s Hoang Anh about this growing integration.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott agreed to task foreign ministries of the two countries to coordinate in realizing the outcomes of PM Dung’s official visit to Australia last month, during their phone talks on Wednesday.  

Australia released its long-term blueprint to save the Great Barrier Reef Saturday (Mar 21), with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying protecting the World Heritage site was a priority.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on March 18 held talks with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott during his official visit to Australia.  

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese delegation left Ha Noi on March 16 to pay official visits to Australia from March 17-18 and New Zealand from March 19-20 at the invitation of Australian and New Zealand counterparts Tony Abbott and John Key.  

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Sunday said the search for missing flight MH370 would extend beyond its current scope if it is not found, as grieving relatives marked one year since the passenger jet vanished.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed on Monday (Feb 9) to change after surviving a confidence vote on his leadership, while urging an end to the disunity that has seen the government's popularity plummet.

Abbott Nutrition Vietnam, a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest healthcare companies, has denied allegations that it has been holding a monopoly in distributing a certain type of liquid milk in Vietnam.

The National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Fake Commodities has asked the Ministry of Health to adjust regulations to help firms import Abbott’s Ensure milk products in order to prevent monopoly.

US-based Abbott Laboratories and its exclusive Vietnamese distributor 3A Nutrition Vietnam Co., Ltd.  appear to be monopolising the distribution of the vanilla-flavored Ensure original shake in Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Fake Commodities (Steering Committee 389).

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday had bilateral meetings with Russian PM Medvedev and Australian PM Tony Abbott on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. 

More and more enterprises have realised that they gain strength and become more sustainable by empowering the societies in which they work. Therefore, many companies today are making conscious efforts to put sustainable practices into action. For Abbott, the global healthcare company who was recognised for corporate responsibility by Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 10 consecutive years, responsible global citizenship is an integral part of its mission to improve people’s lives around the world.

Doctors at Hanoi-based Bach Mai hospital became the first in Vietnam to offer people suffering from heart valve condition, called mitral regurgitation (MR), a new minimally invasive treatment option called MitraClip, made by US-based global healthcare company Abbott

Abbott just announces it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for its FreeStyle® Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, a revolutionary new glucose sensing technology for people with diabetes.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Tuesday (Aug 26) said the first remains of Australians killed in the MH17 crash will return home this week, as he announced a memorial for victims in Canberra.