Minister of National Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich, talks about defence policies in 2020, the year Vietnam takes the role of ASEAN Chairmanship and non-permanent member of the United National Security Council.

A project to build 2,174 bridges to replace temporary bridges in 50 provinces and cities has progressed more quickly than expected, said Nguyen Van Huyen, director of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam.

Over the past ten years, rural areas in Vietnam have been thriving as households’ income and per capita income all witnessed a marked increase, helping to reduce poverty and improve quality of life in the countryside.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thien Nhan, President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front spoke to Viet Nam Economic Times about the operation of the fund for the poor over the past 16 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam appears poised to potentially benefit more than any of the 11 other nations in the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local and foreign experts have projected Vietnam could face high socio-economic risks by 2035 while other countries in Eastern Asia may have made breakthroughs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since the inception of the economic reforms in the 1980s, one-clear objective of the Vietnam government has been to use labour migration as a strategy to increase employment and reduce poverty.

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the World Bank, Vietnam has made great strides in expanding health insurance coverage. The increase of participation and budget allocation for health insurance has reduced poverty, sustained economic growth

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