Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has recorded significant achievements in managing national foreign debts over the past three decades, said an official at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 26. Vo Huu Hien, Vice General Director of the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Debt Management and External Finance, made the statement, adding that the effective management has transformed Vietnam from a poor and heavily indebted country into a one receiving international organisations’ recognition as having a controlled external debt level and being excluded from the group of countries with a debt burden. According to data from the ministry, the public sector’s proportion in the structure of the national external debt decreased from 73.6 percent in 2010 to 63.4 percent in 2015 and 43.7 percent in 2020. The Government’s foreign loans are mainly official development assistance and concessional loans. To date, Vietnam has signed more than 85 billion USD worth of these loans. … [Read more...] about Progresses seen in Vietnam management of national foreign debts: workshop
Green light project
HCM City holds art program welcoming 13th National Party Congress
The program is considered greetings from the municipal Party Committee, authorities and people to the 13th National Party Congress with a firm belief that HCM City will become a civilized and modern city, and deserves being named after President Ho Chi Minh. … [Read more...] about HCM City holds art program welcoming 13th National Party Congress
If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved
The National Assembly recently discussed the overall scheme for socio-economic development in the remote and mountainous areas and the areas in particularly difficult conditions. This will make an important contribution to linking the national socio-economic development goals in each period with the sustainable development goal No. 9 "Eradicating poverty in all forms everywhere" and the sustainable development goal No. 9 "Building solid infrastructure to promote open and sustainable industrialization and encouraging innovation" under the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda to 2030. … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved
Efforts to empower ethnic minority women
Representatives of ethnic minority groups, Ms. Sung Thi Lan, Head of Muong Hoa Cooperative (Sa Pa, Lao Cai) shared: When it comes to starting a business, I really thought it was a very big problem. many prejudices and hindrances from family and society, but after participating in projects of foreign organizations such as the Center for Supporting Community Service Initiatives (CSIP), I found everything simple. remove barriers of prejudice from families and society ... … [Read more...] about Efforts to empower ethnic minority women
HCMC aiming at becoming specialized medical center of ASEAN
Finally, HCMC is going to invest in more construction projects to build new specialized hospitals to make a group of hi-tech medical institutes in Binh Chanh District, comprising a blood bank, a verification center for medical tests, the second branch of Emergency Center 115, the second branch of Binh Dan Hospital, a practice hospital under the management of Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, specialized hospitals for oriental medicine, otolaryngology, odonto-stomatology, heart, spinal spine. … [Read more...] about HCMC aiming at becoming specialized medical center of ASEAN