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.
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.
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.
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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