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Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Igor Lyashenko on December 13, organised in the framework of the ongoing official visit by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to Belarus. During the talks, the two officials discussed ways to further promote economic, trade and investment cooperation, contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Belarus. They agreed that the economic, trade and investment cooperation has recorded fruits, adding that the two sides need to push the import and export of commodities that they need and have strength in such as trucks, equipment, spare parts, fertilisers and milk from Belarus, and agriculture and aquaculture products, textiles and footwear from Vietnam. The two sides will work to foster trade promotion activities and … [Read more...] about Deputy PM holds talks with Belarusian counterpart

The gap between the rich and the poor in Vietnam has been widening. According to a report by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the richest 20 per cent of the population made 9.7 times more than the poorest 20 per cent in 2014. In 2018, the income difference was 10 times. More bridges built across the country Six million Vietnamese rise above poverty line in five years Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday to review the national target programme. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Giang The income gap also resulted in a big gap in access to basic services, markets and employment between the rich and the poor, especially in the northern mountainous area and the Central Highlands region. Chairing a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday to review the national target programme, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said that although the country had made some progress in reducing poverty, the changes were not sustainable. Eighteen … [Read more...] about Families need more help to stay above poverty line: Deputy PM

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (Photo: VNA) Minsk (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived at Minsk International Airport on December 12 morning, beginning a three-day official visit to Belarus. The trip is made at the invitation of Chairman of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the NA of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko. Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation at the airport were Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Isachenko Anatoly Mikhailovich, other officials of the Council, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Pham Hai. The visiting delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau, and NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc, among others. The first official trip to Belarus by Chairwoman Ngan … [Read more...] about Top legislator begins official visit to Belarus

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived at Minsk International Airport on December 12 morning, beginning a three-day official visit to Belarus. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan The trip is made at the invitation of Chairman of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich and Chairman of the House of Representatives of the NA of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko. Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation at the airport were Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic Isachenko Anatoly Mikhailovich, other officials of the Council, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Pham Hai. The visiting delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau, and NA Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc, among others. The first official trip to Belarus by Chairwoman Ngan aims to enhance the traditional … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s top legislator begins official visit to Belarus

At the online conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Home to more than 96 million people, Vietnam has become the world’s 15th most populous nation and the third in Southeast Asia, the Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee revealed at the online conference in Hanoi on July 11. Preliminary results of the 2019 census show that the country’s population expanded by 10.4 million as compared to a decade ago, and the average growth rate was 1.14 percent per year while the figure was 1.18 percent for 1999-2009. Vietnam has an average population density of 290 people per square kilometre, with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh being the most densely populated cities. Nearly 2,400 people reside in one square kilometre in the capital city, and the number in the southern hub is 4,363. The census also found the country experienced a rapid pace of urbanisation in the past 10 years, scaling up the urban population to 33 million people, or 34.4 percent of the total. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam becomes 15th most populous nation