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
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The image of Uncle Ho’s Soldier shining in peacetime
Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich: It can be said that the military always plays the leading role in responding to calamities. In 2020, the Central Military Commission and Defense Ministry foresaw the complicated development of the weather in 2020 so they directed all military units to prepare adequate forces and assets for natural disaster response. Military units stationed near reservoirs and rivers joined local forces to consolidate banks and dams. During the year, the Defense Ministry mobilized more than 330,000 troops and 11,000 vehicles to participate in natural disaster relief, search and rescue. The effective support of the military for victims of natural disasters was praised by the Party, State and people. … [Read more...] about The image of Uncle Ho’s Soldier shining in peacetime
HCMC aiming at becoming specialized medical center of ASEAN
The second goal is to maintain the quality of current specialized medical institutes like the Stroke Center of People Hospital 115, the Artificial Kidney Center of Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, the Organ Transplant Center of Children Hospital No.2, the In Vitro Fertilization Centers of Tu Du Hospital and Hung Vuong Hospital. … [Read more...] about HCMC aiming at becoming specialized medical center of ASEAN
