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The modern pharmacy retail segment is welcoming an exciting new entrant in Japanese drug and cosmetics retailer Matsumotokiyoshi Co., Ltd, urging existing players to dust down their racing goggles.
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With the average pharmaceutical import turnover of $245 million per month, the figure for the whole year of 2019 may reach $3 billion, equaling 50 per cent of the whole scale of the market.
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Matsumoto Kiyoshito will set up a joint venture with Lotus Food Group next February to operate its drugstores in Vietnam.
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Japanese drugstore chain Matsumoto Kiyoshi plans to expand to Vietnam by opening a joint venture with HCMC-based Lotus Food Group, bringing Japanese nutrition supplements and cosmetics to the local market.
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According to the service commitments form of the WTO, Vietnam did not commit to allow foreign invested enterprises to conduct drug distribution services.
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Although strong solutions exist, the biggest Vietnamese drugmakers reported poor performance in the first three quarters of 2019, putting their future targets at risk. Bich Thuy reports.
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According to IMS Health, Vietnamese spending on drugs increased rapidly from $27.1 in 2011 to $45.8 now. However, this figure is only about half of other regional countries. It is expected to rise to $85 by 2020.
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VietNamNet Bridge - Pharmaceutical companies are hiring retail chains to distribute their products, rather than develop distribution networks of their own.
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Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has called for tough punishment for faking medicines and medicinal supplements which poses risks to human health.
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Though the pharmaceutical market is expected to see rapid growth, foreign companies are not interested in investing in drug production, leaving Vietnam heavily dependent on imports.