vietnamese companies reject illegal wild species based ingredients and products

Vietnamese companies reject illegal wild species-based ingredients and products

30 traditional medicine, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies from Vietnam have committed to stamping out illegal wild species ingredients in their manufacturing and sales of traditional medicines (TM).
vietnams pharma sector shows potential

Vietnam's pharma sector shows potential

Prof. Nguyen Hai Nam, rector of the Hanoi University of Pharmacy, recently asserted the potential strength of human resources in Vietnam's pharmaceutical sector, suggesting it could be the underpinning element for attracting global investment.
visa expands digital payment acceptance for electricity bills in vietnam

Visa expands digital payment acceptance for electricity bills in Vietnam

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced on July 21 that electricity consumers will now be able to enjoy the convenience and security of paying their energy bills with their Visa cards.
standard chartered vietnam spearheads initiative on voluntary carbon credit exchange

Standard Chartered Vietnam spearheads initiative on voluntary carbon credit exchange

Standard Chartered Vietnam, together with the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Climate Impact X (CIX), has organised a seminar on establishing and operating a voluntary carbon credit exchange in Vietnam.
powering innovation for sustainable pharma healthcare development

Powering innovation for sustainable pharma-healthcare development

Experts highlighted the importance of powering innovation for sustainable pharma-healthcare development at the second panel discussion at a VIR conference on Thursday July 20.
vietnam at the crossroads the race to secure pharma investment

Vietnam at the crossroads: The race to secure pharma investment

The first panel session, themed Vietnam at the crossroads: The race to secure pharma investment, from VIR's event Realising Resolution 29: New Approaches for Pharma-Healthcare Development on July 20 drew significant attention. The discussion centred around the quality of labour in the pharmaceutical sector and the strategic decisions that Vietnam faces in its pursuit to attract investment in this vital industry.
vinfast to break ground on its ev factory in the us next week

VinFast to break ground on its EV factory in the US next week

Vietnamese automaker VinFast will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its electric vehicle (EV) factory in North Carolina on July 28.
vir to host health conference on july 20

VIR to host health conference on July 20

Around 200 representatives from relevant ministries, agencies, international organisations, and the business community, including well-known experts, will gather at a health conference on July 20 to discuss innovative approaches to pharma-healthcare development.
promoting equality through voices of ethnic minority youth and journalists

Promoting equality through voices of ethnic minority youth and journalists

After four months of implementation, the No voice, No equal future project has carried out six activities and had a positive impact on nearly 2,000 young people from ethnic minorities.
fostering pharma healthcare growth and the spillover effects

Fostering pharma-healthcare growth and the spillover effects

Vietnam’s pharma and healthcare sector is entering a new stage of development, requiring the adoption of innovative approaches and clearly defined policy priorities to achieve long-term goals. Chairman of the Pharma Group Emin Turan talked to VIR’s Bich Thuy about the importance of a new resolution to the sector’s sustainable future.
vietnams car sales rebound in june

Vietnam's car sales rebound in June

Vietnam's car sales rebounded in June following five consecutive months of shrinking demand.
nascent green finance market in need of robust support

Nascent green finance market in need of robust support

Vietnam is making it a priority to establish a domestic carbon market in the next five years in order to reach net-zero carbon emissions.
suitable collaborations depend on current demand in healthcare

Suitable collaborations depend on current demand in healthcare

Mechanisms and policies on medical development regulate that public medical examination and treatment establishments and public medical universities may cooperate to implement their projects via two methods – they can borrow capital to build new establishments in the current precinct, and decide on the organisational apparatus and appropriate management methods; or they can establish joint ventures with investors to build new medical treatment establishments operating as enterprises.
road for health funding must be clear

Road for health funding must be clear

Vietnam’s law on public-private partnerships, despite opening up numerous opportunities for the deployment of various projects, still consists of several obstacles that prevent investors from pouring capital into healthcare in this country.
fresh mindsets called for in post pandemic healthcare

Fresh mindsets called for in post-pandemic healthcare

As traditional approaches prove outdated, players are seeking innovative methods in Vietnam’s development of the pharma and healthcare sector.