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Image: Australia and Vietnam Working Together to Strengthen the Strategic Partnership

Australia and Vietnam Working Together to Strengthen the Strategic Partnership

As a close friend and partner of Vietnam, Ambassador Mudie reaffirmed Australia’s strong support for Vietnam’s response to COVID-19 and its economic recovery.

Image: Vietnam Receives 1,999,530 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Delivered by the United States

Vietnam Receives 1,999,530 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX Delivered by the United States

This follows four previous COVAX deliveries to Vietnam totaling 7.5 million vaccine doses made available by the United States, bringing the total to 9.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses so far, and more is planned.

Image: US Donates More 600.000 Vaccine Doses to Vietnam

US Donates More 600.000 Vaccine Doses to Vietnam

In addition to these donations of 8.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, the United States has committed more than $26.7 million in COVID- 19 related assistance to Vietnam since the start of the pandemic.

Image: Australia Delivers An Additional 300,000 COVID-19 Vaccines And Increases Support to 5.2 Million Doses

Australia Delivers An Additional 300,000 COVID-19 Vaccines And Increases Support to 5.2 Million Doses

Ambassador Mudie announced that Australia will increase its support to Vietnam by assisting it to purchase approximately 3.7 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Image: Asian Issuers Show Global Leadership in Embrace of Sustainability Agenda

Asian Issuers Show Global Leadership in Embrace of Sustainability Agenda

Some 58% of Asian issuers say that these issues are very important to their organisation, which is significantly higher than the global average of 44%.

Image: Vietnam Receives 1,499,940 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX

Vietnam Receives 1,499,940 Pfizer Vaccine Doses from COVAX

In addition to the 7.5 million vaccine doses the United States donated through the COVAX Facility, Vietnam has received 4,176,00 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX Facility.

Image: World Bank, Japan Support Promoting Community based Care for the Elderly in Vietnam

World Bank, Japan Support Promoting Community based Care for the Elderly in Vietnam

It is estimated that 27,000 people in six provinces will benefit from the project’s interventions, 70% of them are elderly.

Image: Economic Recovery in East Asia and Pacific Faces Setback

Economic Recovery in East Asia and Pacific Faces Setback

Economic activity began to slow down in the second quarter of 2021, and growth forecasts have been downgraded for most countries in the region, according to the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Fall 2021 Economic Update.

Image: Standard Chartered Forecasts Vietnam’s Q4 Growth at 5.5%

Standard Chartered Forecasts Vietnam’s Q4 Growth at 5.5%

GDP growth in Q3 may likely have slowed to 1.9% y/y, from 6.6% in Q2, as the pandemic hit the economy.

Image: Strict Lockdown Dragged Down Vietnam’s Industrial Production in August, Economists Say

Strict Lockdown Dragged Down Vietnam’s Industrial Production in August, Economists Say

The strict lockdown in Viet Nam’s southern region and in Ha Noi and surrounding industrial areas, which contribute nearly 50% of the country’s GDP, dragged down the index of industrial production in August.

Image: Vietnam’s Economy to Slow Down Due to Prolonged COVID-19 but ADB Bullish in the Medium and Longer Term

Vietnam’s Economy to Slow Down Due to Prolonged COVID-19 but ADB Bullish in the Medium and Longer Term

Growth picked up in the first half of 2021, largely because of higher trade volumes, but slowed down in the second half of the year as the fourth wave of the pandemic took a toll on business and the labor market.

Image: Manuela Ferro to Become World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific

Manuela Ferro to Become World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific

Ms. Ferro brings over three decades of experience across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East, and South Asia and has held several leadership positions in the World Bank.