Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 1 No poverty
Border soldiers help improve lives for ethnic minority people
The lives of ethnic minority people in the central province of Quảng Bình’s Minh Hóa District have changed thanks to the care of soldiers over the past 10 years.Bringing wet rice to Rục ethnic people was a “revolution” which helped people approach new production methods to ...
Poverty tops concerns of Vietnamese citizens: 2019 PAPI Report
Even before Vietnam became affected by COVID-19, poverty, economic growth and the environment were top concerns of citizens in the country, reveals the 2019 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report released by the UNDP on April 28.The report also highlights that the ...
Social entrepreneurship takes root though Vietnam still not affluent
Despite a pervading sense of materialism typical of a developing economy, social entrepreneurs are finding fertile ground in Vietnam.Indeed, according to a 2019 survey commissioned by the British Council, the seeds of social enterprise were sown here in three phases: before 1986 by collectively owned ...
Linh Do
2nd national ethnic minority congress slated for April
The second national congress of ethnic minority groups is scheduled to take place from April 17-19 in Hanoi with the participation of 1,600 delegates, according to a recently approved plan.The congress aims to spotlight and recognise contributions by ethnic minority communities in poverty reduction, new-style rural area ...
2019 Population and Housing Census’ data important for all sectors’ planning: Deputy PM
Data collected from the 2019 Vietnam Population and Housing Census is vital for all sectors and localities to survey and map out development plans, thereby serving national sustainable development towards leaving absolutely no one behind. The statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue ...
Trung Hung
Ethnic minority women speed up poverty reduction with IR 4.0 technology
Representatives of cooperatives and groups of ethnic minority women gathered at a workshop on December 17 to discuss using technology of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 for business and poverty reduction.The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this year has provided technical assistance to help implement a ...
Vietnam ranks fourth in Southeast Asia in food security
Vietnam was ranked fourth in Southeast Asia and 54th in the world on the Economist Intelligence Unit food security index.Vietnam did well in eight indicators – presence and quality of food safety net programmes, access to financing for farmers, change in average food costs, proportion ...
Medicinal plants help ethnic minority people escape from poverty
Growing medicinal plants has helped tackle hunger and poverty for ethnic minority people in the central province of Quang Nam’s Tay Giang district, according to Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.According to Tran Van Ta, head of the district’s agriculture and rural development department, 90 percent of ...
Ethnic affairs should be promoted: Politburo
The Politburo of the Communist Party of Việt Nam will continue implementing the 9th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 24-NQ/TW on ethnic affairs to boost development of minorities and mountainous areas. While progress has been made in the implementation of the resolution, there’s still room for improvement, ...
Socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities groups surveyed
A survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minority groups of Vietnam will be launched on October 1, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO). The survey is designed to compile national targets and indicators on ethnic minority affairs, serving the making of policies on socio-economic development in ...
