Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has gained impressive achievements in poverty reduction in recent years under the leadership of the Party and the Government, but more will be done to ensure these efforts leave sustainable impacts. Under the leadership of the Party and the Government, localities nationwide have implemented solutions and programmes to help local people develop suitable livelihood models to escape poverty and improve their lives, especially in 2016-2020. The Muong Nhe Nature Reserve in the northern province of Dien Bien started to implement a project to develop the livelihood based on the forest in five communes in the buffer zone of the forest. The project of planting Sa nhan tim (Amomum longiligulare T.L.Wu), a valuable species of medical plants, was first conducted in Sin Thau commune, the westernmost area of the country. Initially, local people were reluctant to join the project as they were unaware of the economic benefits gained from growing … [Read more...] about Vietnam achieves poverty reduction goals
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Thai paper impressed by Vietnam’s rice strategy
Bangkok (VNA) – The Bangkok Post on January 25 published an article entitled “Vietnam’s clever rice strategy” by Executive Vice President of the Bangkok Bank Suwatchai Songwanich, mentioning Vietnam and Thailand’s approaches to rice export. … [Read more...] about Thai paper impressed by Vietnam’s rice strategy
In Vietnam, paraplegic and able-bodied woman find true love in each other’s arms
Nguyen Ky Phong and his wife, Duong Thi Thu Lieu, or Thu, make a living by fixing electronic household appliances and weaving baskets at their home in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam. Photo: Dieu Qui / Tuoi Tre As a teenager, he did odd jobs around Ho Chi Minh City before relocating to Dong Nai, where he started a family with his wife and earns his living fixing electronic appliances. … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, paraplegic and able-bodied woman find true love in each other’s arms
Vietnam’s phone exports fall 0.4% in 2020
Samsung Electronics’ factory in Thai Nguyen Province is the South Korean conglomerate’s largest mobile phones and phone parts manufacturing factory in the world, which contributes greatly to Vietnam’s exports of phones and phone parts – PHOTO: SAMSUNG HCMC - Vietnam’s exports of phones and phone parts were heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, falling 0.4% compared with 2019 to US$51.18 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s phone exports fall 0.4% in 2020
Vietnam needs US$35 billion to combat climate change in next decade: PM
The Ba Tri reservoir in Ba Tri District, Ben Tre Province, is a project to combat droughts and salinity intrusion in the province. Vietnam needs US$35 billion to combat climate change in the next decade - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam needs to mobilize an additional US$35 billion to respond to climate change in the next decade, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs US$35 billion to combat climate change in next decade: PM
