GlaxoSmithKline, for instance, signed an agreement in 2010 with leading Vietnamese drug company Savipharm. The UK firm is responsible for marketing, technical support, and quality control, while Savipharm takes care of manufacturing and distribution.
Most foreign companies restrict themselves to imports, with only 30 percent being in production in the country. Even they focus on turning out low-cost generics, not sophisticated drugs.
There are 178 drug companies in the country, 80 of them making only traditional medicines. Together they meet only around half the country's demand, according to the Ministry of Health
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