Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation

Russian news agency Sputnik has published an article by Taras Ivanov highlighting Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation ảnh 1Vietnam has made a host of breakthroughs, with major achievements posted in the economy, technology, health care, education, the military, and diplomacy. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Russian news agency Sputnik has published anarticle by Taras Ivanov highlighting Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation under theleadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

He wrote that the country has made a host of breakthroughs, with major achievementsposted in the economy, technology, health care, education, the military, anddiplomacy.

The author quoted a World Bank report as saying that Vietnam’s developmentover the last 35 years has been admirable. The country’s GDP per capita rose2.7 folds since 2002 to over 2,700 USD in 2019, and over 45 million people escapedfrom poverty, with the poverty rate falling from over 70 percent to less than 6percent.
Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation ảnh 2Despite the effects of COVID-19, macro-economic and fiscal frameworks remained stable, with growth of nearly 3 percent. (Photo: VNA)
Despite the effects of COVID-19, macro-economic and fiscal frameworksremained stable, with growth of nearly 3 percent.

In particular, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed many times that 2020was a year to launch processes towards a “Digital Vietnam”.

From 2014-2020, Vietnam moved up 29 places to 42nd among the131 countries and territories in the Global Innovation Index from the WorldIntellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

According to the article, Vietnam’s victory over the pandemic isconsidered “phenomenal” and the result of consensus between the Party, the armedforces, and the people.

From 1993-2017, the mortality rate among newborns in Vietnam fell from32.6 to 16.7 per 1,000 live births. Meanwhile, from 1990-2016, average life expectancyrose from 70.5 to 76.3 - the highest in the region. Over the last 35 years, thehealth of the Vietnamese people has improved significantly.
Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation ảnh 3COVID-19 vaccine research in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam has become an important cog in regional and global economic connectivity,joining a number of important free trade agreements such as the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-VietnamFree Trade Agreement (EVFTA), thereby creating a new driving force fordevelopment.

Regarding the East Sea issue, Ivanov wrote that Vietnam has successfullypooled regional and external support on the issue at global and ASEAN meetings.At the same time, it maintained normal economic activities on legitimate waterswithin its exclusive economic zone.

In the near future, Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy will focus onshouldering roles in ASEAN and the UN Security Council.
Russia’s news agency highlights Vietnam’s 35 years of renovation ảnh 4At 11th ASEAN-UN Summit (Photo: VNA)
Concluding the article, he said that from one of the poorest nations inthe world, Vietnam has now become an active member of over 70 regional and globalorganisations and established ties with more than 500 non-governmentalorganisations. With widespread success over the last 35 years, Vietnam willbecome a “spotlight” on the world map./.
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