US firms vow to continue partnering with Vietnam

Monday, 09/08/2021 11:00
Vietnam remains an attractive destination for US investors in the Indo-Pacific, reported Vietnam News Agency based on a webinar recently held by The Asia Group.

US investors continue to pour capital into Vietnam


Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

The event aimed to share business opportunities and updates on the fight against COVID-19 and economic prospects in Vietnam, drawing over 40 executives and representatives from US firms in the fields of energy, finance, technology, manufacturing such as Blackstone Group, Google, Facebook, Ford, UPS and Walmart.

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc highlighted Vietnam’s economic achievements, and informed participants about the country's incentives in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction.

He underscored the Vietnamese Government’s determination to selectively attract FDI and strengthen Vietnam’s role in restructuring the global supply chain.

As for the US investors, the active development of the Vietnam – US comprehensive partnership and Vietnam’s network of free trade agreements are conducive to their activities in the country, he said.

Vietnam is ready to hold constructive dialogues, deal with difficulties and ensure a stable business environment for US enterprises, he added.

According to the ambassador, the Vietnamese Government has been exerting utmost efforts to effectively fight the pandemic, maintain important supply chains and create favourable conditions for economic development.

He thanked the US administration, people and business community for supporting Vietnam, especially the delivery of two batches of five million Moderna vaccines.

Ngoc also suggested US businesses continue helping Vietnam access more vaccines, medical supplies and COVID-19 medicines, thus contributing to Vietnam’s economic development.

On the occasion, he also highly valued the US firms’ support for Vietnam regarding the currency valuation investigation, and asked for their continued backing in the case related to timber so as to maintain trade and investment growth for the benefit of both sides.

Participants at the event expressed their trust in Vietnam’s determination and efforts against the pandemic. They vowed to continue partnering with Vietnam in the joint effort.

Several firms expressed interest in specific issues such as addressing differences in digital trade, and considering a direct flight between the two nations.

They wished that the Vietnamese Embassy in the US will continue serving as a bridge to collect recommendations and feedback while raising understanding about Vietnam among the US business community.

Three intensive care centres open in HCM City

Three intensive care units for COVID-19 patients (ICUs) with doctors and medical personnel coming from three central-level hospitals across the country opened on August 7 in Ho Chi Minh City – the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot.

At the inauguration ceremony of the three ICUs (Photo: VNA)

Doctors and medical personnel from three central-level hospitals, including the Vietnam German Friendship Hospital and and the Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, and Hue Central Hospital in Thua Thien-Hue province, have arrived in HCM City to help set up the ICUs that have a total of 1,500 beds.

Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son, head of the ministry’s taskforce to support HCM City in COVID-19 prevention and control, said the telehealth digital platform should be used to connect hospital departments, and a monitoring centre should be set up to coordinate the treatment of critical COVID-19 cases at the three intensive care centres.

HCM City is struggling to contain its largest outbreak despite serious prevention measures, according to Son. “The city has also had to ensure a steady supply of medical equipment and supplies for treatment.”

“Despite the number of cases, the city is on the right track,” he said, adding that the top priority is to save patients with serious health conditions and reduce fatalities.

In addition to medical staff, the ministry will send managers and administrators of leading hospitals across Vietnam to work in HCM City.

HCM City’s Cho Ray Hospital is currently operating the HCM City Intensive Care COVID-19 Hospital based in the HCM City Oncology Hospital in Thu Duc City with a capacity of about 1,000 beds.

More than 71,000 patients recover from COVID-19 in Vietnam

As many as 4,860 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital in Vietnam on August 8 after making a full recovery from the virus, raising the total number of recoveries in the country to 71,497, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to statistics from the Ministry of Health said on August 8 evening.

Thousands of COVID-19 patients recover from the disease daily in Vietnam. (Illustrative image)

With more than 4,800 patients discharged from hospital, this is the highest number of the COVID-19 recoveries Vietnam has recorded on a daily basis since the start of the outbreak in January 2020.

Vietnam has since July 28 seen between 3,500 and 4,500 patients recover from the disease daily. Experts say this is a good sign for the COVID-19 treatment system in the country.

According to COVID-19 guidelines, the recovered patients will continue to self-isolate at home, self-monitor their health and immediately report to health authorities if abnormal symptoms develop.

As of 06.00 pm on August 8 Vietnam has documented 206,490 new locally transmitted cases following virus resurgence in late April and 210,405 cases since January 2020./.

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