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The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities. … [Read more...] about Vietnam listed among countries with high Human Development Index for the first time

Try Everything is expected to expedite meetings between investors and start-up founders to boost early investment and provide the opportunity for start-ups to make overseas entries, which will help Seoul’s overall competitiveness in the global start-up ecosystem ranking. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Abivin wins the fifth ASEAN Entrepreneur Award at WKF2020

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department yesterday organized a meeting to review its task in 2020 and implementation of its duties in 2021. Total tax revenue in the city was more than VND266,600 billion, equivalent to 91.6 percent of the whole year’s estimate, but down by 4.7 percent against the previous year. … [Read more...] about Tax revenue from private companies slightly increases in 2020

Lâm Cần Nguyên from Vị Thanh City of Hậu Giang Province worked with Hải Sơn Seedling Company in Bến Tre Province to set up a grapefruit farm called Ruby in Vĩnh Hoà Hưng Nam Commune, Gò Quao District of Kiên Giang Province. … [Read more...] about Farmer fixes salty soil to plant fruit for export

Dalat has been known as the only city in Vietnam that does not have traffic lights. However, with rising congestion facing the central highlands tourist city recently, authorities have considered installing traffic lights to cope with the situation. Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, Tran Van Hiep, has just asked the local Construction Department to seek opinions from local people, transportation experts, and relevant departments and agencies on the installation of traffic lights at some areas with high-density traffic. According to some transportation experts, Da Lat was previously planned to become a tourist city with low population density. The narrow streets in the city were built along many hills and mountains. At present, the city's population has reached some 250,000, and each year it receives between 4-6 million visitors. Many streets and roads in the city including Tran Phu, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Phan Dinh Phung, and Hai Ba Trung have become … [Read more...] about Dalat finally to introduce traffic lights to ease rising congestion