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  The HCM City Department of Health has proposed the re-establishment of a centralised drug and medical procurement centre in order to prevent frequent errors in the bidding process. — Photo:danviet.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health has proposed the re-establishment of a centralised drug and medical procurement centre to remove current errors in the bidding process. The centre …

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries exports rose by 20.3 percent year-on-year in the first five months to US$13.08 billion. They accounted for 8.55 percent of the country’s exports, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. High growth was seen in fisheries, rice and cassava products. Fisheries exports grew by 45 …

Further tax cuts are needed to contain the surging gasoline prices, which will push the prices of all other goods up, lawmakers have said. The environment tax on gasoline was halved in early April, but it has proved inadequate to contain the mounting prices, Tran Hoang Ngan, a Ho Chi …