Vietnam to produce more Sputnik V vaccine in deal with Russia

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Russian President Vladimir Putin having a chat on Wednesday (Dec 1, 2021) in Moscow, Russia. - Vietnam News/ANN

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Vietnam News-ANN/Reuters): Russia and Vietnam have agreed to expand production of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF, which markets the vaccine internationally, said on Wednesday.

The deal between Russia and Vietnam's state-owned VABIOTECH and Vietnamese investment company Sovico Group, was signed during Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's visit to Russia this week.