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Vietnam is a successful example in realising the strategic targets of the World Bank (WB) according to the bank’s Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), an expert has said.

WB Country Director in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa had a working session with Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong to discuss cooperation programmes between the two sides.

The central province of Khanh Hoa will splash out more than 9.4 million USD on a project to improve dam safety in the locality.

President Truong Tan Sang said he hopes the World Bank (WB) will support Vietnam in coping with the prolonged salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta.

The People’s Committee of Long An province on March 29 launched the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) project in the Mekong Delta locality.

The World Bank released its report on the aging population in the East Asia and Pacific region on March 28.

As many as 83.39 percent of near poor people in the central province of Quang Binh have been given funds to buy health insurance.

A working session to evaluate the World Bank (WB)’s fact-finding trip on a substantial environmental project in central coastal cities opened in Ninh Thuan province on March 21.

The World Bank (WB) is committed to supporting Vietnam in completing its goals set in the national strategy on medical development from 2016-2020.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen highlighted Vietnam’s achievements in empowering women in New York.

Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the World Bank to continue providing assistance and sharing experience to help Vietnam take full advantage of FTAs and cope with challenges posed by them.

Vietnam is among emerging countries in the world with strong economic growth forcasts for this year and the years to come, according to the World Bank (WB)’s recent Global Economic Prospects report.

World Bank representatives held a working session with Thai Binh authorities on March 4 on the possibility of funding a coastal road linking Thai Binh with Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Quang NInh.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on bridge building and road maintenance to ensure traffic flow in areas populated by ethnic minorities.

The Prime Minister has approved a “Sewage and Wastewater Treatment in Di An town area” project to be implemented in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The WB will continue assisting Hanoi in upgrading and building transport infrastructure, Country Director for Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa said during a meeting with the municipal authorities on March 1.

The interprovincial water supply system project across the Mekong Delta region will receive financial support of 1.3 billion USD.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked WB to continue support for Vietnam, aiming to help the country realise its socio-economic development targets as set out in the Vietnam 2035 Report.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with World Bank (WB) Group President Jim Yong Kim in Hanoi on February 23, appreciating the WB’s cooperation during Vietnam’s socio-economic development.

A report was released in Hanoi on February 23, laying out a path for the country to reach upper-middle income status by 2035.