Việt Nam aims for GDP per capita of $5,000 by 2025, developed country status by 2045: 13th Party Congress's Resolution

The Communist Party is aiming for Việt Nam to reach GDP per capita of $5,000 by 2025 and to be a developed country by 2045. 

Gia Lai rapidly expands forest cover The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai has been growing new forests and protecting existing ones in recent years to expand forest cover and improve people’s livelihoods.

Việt Nam needs post-pandemic programme to boost economic recovery: expert

The advice came from Dr Trần Du Lịch, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group, in an interview with Công Thương (Industry and Trade) newspaper.

About 8.55 million disadvantaged people receive support to enjoy Tết Some 8.55 million poor and near-poor people, Agent Orange/dioxin victims and disadvantaged workers nationwide enjoyed a warmer Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday as they received support worth more than VNĐ6.11 trillion (US$265.24 million) through the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) and trade unions.

Bayer donates 3,000 healthcare items to disaster-hit central Việt Nam A barrage of intense storms, rain and flooding have severely affected life and caused losses in central Việt Nam this year. During this difficult time we have seen the kindness and generosity of the government, businesses and people across the country through the outpouring of timely and practical support for the victims.

Flood-affected poor households get ‘safe houses’ The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Construction of Quảng Nam Province have handed over the first batch of resilient houses to poor households in celebration of the Tết (Lunar New Year).

Central region seek new development routes amid COVID-19 Central provinces must adjust their socio-economic development goals and strategies to minimise the adverse effects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters in 2020, officials have said.

VN’s hydro-meteorological sector continues improving capacity, international co-operation in the future Improving the capacity of hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting as well as strengthening international co-operation are identified as two major tasks of the national hydro-meteorological sector in the future.

Government takes care of people in need as Tết draws near

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung talks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) Newspaper about Tết bonuses for workers under the impact of COVID-19.

Hope for a community devastated by landslides

Last October, a serious landslide hit the area, burying their houses and killing a dozen of their family members and neighbours.