Vietnam striving to become developed, high-income country by 2050 Business

InfographicVietnam striving to become developed, high-income country by 2050

Vietnam targets becoming a developed, high-income country with an equal, democratic, and civilised society by 2050 under the national master plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050. The country will strive for annual GDP growth of 6.5-7.5% between 2031 and 2050, along with per capita GDP of 27,000-32,000 USD and an urbanisation rate of 70-75% by 2050.
Bac Ninh aims to improve local governance indicators Society

Bac Ninh aims to improve local governance indicators

The northern province of Bac Ninh has been working to improve local governance indicators, including the provincial competitiveness index (PCI), the provincial Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS), the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index, and the Digital Transformation Index (DTI).
Bac Giang among country’s top performers in multiple economic indicators Business

Bac Giang among country’s top performers in multiple economic indicators

Though Bac Giang was a COVID-19 epi-centre when the fourth wave of the pandemic struck the country last year, the northern province has managed to keep the virus at bay and revive the economy with strong determination and action of the local administration and the solidarity among the political system, business community and citizens.
Ethnic women, children most vulnerable group in Vietnam SDG indicators: Survey Society

Ethnic women, children most vulnerable group in Vietnam SDG indicators: Survey

Ethnic minority women and children, especially the Mong and Khmer, are the most vulnerable group in terms of the United Nations' sustainable development goals, Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam, said at a workshop held on December 8 to announce findings from a survey measuring Vietnam Sustainable Development Goal indicators on Children and Women (SDGCW) 2020-2021.
Malaysia achieves good performance in SDGs in 2020 World

Malaysia achieves good performance in SDGs in 2020

Malaysia showed good performance in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in 2020 despite adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the third series of the SDG Indicators Report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia.
Government plans to borrow 1.7 quadrillion VND in 2021-2023 Business

Government plans to borrow 1.7 quadrillion VND in 2021-2023

The Vietnamese Government plans to borrow more than 1.7 quadrillion VND (73.2 billion USD) in the 2021-2023 period to meet the capital demand for socio-economic development, according to the public debt management plan for the next three years approved late last week.