Majority minority leader

Ethnic minorities have the right to equally participate in activities of cultural life and to preserve their own cultural identity. Ethnic minorities are given preferential treatment and the rights for cultural enjoyment and have the responsibility to preserve their traditional culture, their languages and writings in accordance with the law, to preserve and promote their traditional values; implementing specialized policies for artisans of ethnic minorities. … [Read more...] about Vietnam promotes the rights of ethnic minorities by concrete actions

Accordingly, ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities is not only limited to everyday human rights values (livelihoods, jobs, income, meals, housing, healthcare, education...) but also the common values of a community as an equal ethnic group in a multi-ethnic country, such as the right to democracy, the right to participate in politics, the right to preserve and develop, and promote cultural identity, the right to security and social safety... … [Read more...] about Ensuring the rights of ethnic minorities: Comprehensive and multidimensional understanding is needed

Hanoi (VNA) - The 11th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) concluded on January 15 with Thongloun Sisoulith elected as General Secretary of the Party. Participants at the congress approved important documents of strategic significance to Laos’ development, including a Political Report from the 10th LPRP’s Central Committee, the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-25 period, and the revised Statute of the LPRP. They elected a new Politburo with 13 members, a Central Committee comprising 71 official members and 10 alternate members, along with a secretariat with nine members and an Inspection Commission with seven members led by Khamphan Phommathat. Addressing the closing of the congress, the newly-elected General Secretary of the LPRP Thongloun Sisoulith said the congress was a success and emphasised that the whole country must work hard to implement the contents of the congress’s resolution. The resolution sets six major … [Read more...] about Thongloun Sisoulith becomes new leader of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party

By 2030, the income per capita of people from ethnic minority groups is hoped to be raised to half of the national average. The programme also aims to cut the number of poor households to less than 10 per cent of the total number of households, with no hamlets or communes in extremely difficult conditions and 70 per cent of communes in ethnic minority and mountainous areas meeting new rural area criteria. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 16

Accordingly, there are eight types of pork in the market stabilization program whose retail prices increased this time. Of which, the price of ham rose from VND145,000 to VND151,000 kg; that of pork shoulder from VND145,000 to VND158,000 per kg; that of pork loin chops from VND140,000 to VND153,000 per kg; that of pork shanks from VND129,000 to VND139,000 per kg; that of pork armpit from VND127,000 to VND137,000 per kg; that of pork shoulder and ham lean from VND175,000 to VND190,000 per kg; that of pork tail bone from VND103,000 to VND113,000 per kg; that of pork bones from VND77,000 to VND85,000 per kg. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 16