Keyword: "poverty reduction"

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The Ministry of Information and Communications holds a ceremony to launch an e-book platform with domain names of sachdientu.vn and ebook.gov.vn. (Photo: The Courtesy of the ministry)

E-book platform launched to serve poverty reduction goals

The Ministry of Information and Communications held in Hanoi on November 29 a ceremony to launch an e-book platform with domain names of sachdientu.vn and ebook.gov.vn, aiming to provide essential information for people in efforts to reduce information poverty.

(Photo: VNA)

Tien Giang strives to reduce poverty rate to 0.87% this year

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committees at all levels in the southern province of Tien Giang have collaborated with agencies and organisations to speed up social security programmes, aiming to reduce the province's poverty rate to 0.87% this year, said Vice President of the provincial VFF Committee Huynh Van Hai.

The conference held by the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs in Hanoi on July 8. (Photo: VNA)

Important results recorded in ethnic minority affairs: official

Many important results have been recorded in ethnic minority affairs, especially the implementation of related programmes and policies, so far this year, helping with socio-economic development and defence - security safeguarding in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Acting chief secretary of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Imam Machdi, sharing consumer price index (IHK) data in Jakarta on July 1, 2024. (Photo: en.antaranews.com)

Indonesia makes progress in poverty reduction

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported that the number of people categorised as poor in Indonesia has declined by 3.06 million, or around 2.22%, bringing the country’s poor population percentage into 9.03% in the last 10 years, acting chief secretary of the BPS Imam Machdi said on July 1.

Ha Giang optimises cultural resource for tourism development

Ha Giang optimises cultural resource for tourism development

The northernmost province of Ha Giang, honoured as the “Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination” by World Travel Awards 2023 and among the 52 best places to travel in 2023 by New York Times, is rolling out measures to optimise its cultural values for tourism development and taking tourism expansion as a way to preserve and promote the local culture.
Vietnam boasts potential for developing herbal medicine industry

Vietnam boasts potential for developing herbal medicine industry

Home to over 5,100 medical plant species, Vietnam has potential for planting and the turning herbal medicine industry into an economic advantage, even for export, according to Head of Traditional Medicine Management Department under the Health Ministry Nguyen The Thinh.
National target programme on sustainable poverty reduction reviewed

National target programme on sustainable poverty reduction reviewed

Vietnam aims to reduce the poverty rate to about 0.9% by 2025, heard a national conference on November 17 to review the implementation of the National Target Programme for Sustainable Poverty Reduction for 2021-2025 held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.
Canada promotes cooperation, investment in Thai Nguyen province

Canada promotes cooperation, investment in Thai Nguyen province

The northern province of Thai Nguyen hopes to continue to receive Canada’s support for projects that enhance the capacity of officials in charge of poverty reduction and social affairs relating to gender equality and the rights of the people, Secretary of the provincial Party’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said on October 16.
Rural areas in Ba Ria - Vung Tau gain facelift

Rural areas in Ba Ria - Vung Tau gain facelift

After almost 13 years of building a new-style countryside, rural areas in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau have enjoyed major improvements with sustainability-oriented economic development, upgraded infrastructure, and better material and spiritual lives for the citizens who live there.