Party delegates voted to adopt the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress at the final session of the Congress held on February 1, 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Communist Party is aiming for Việt Nam to reach GDP per capita of $5,000 by 2025 and to be a developed country by 2045. The goals are part of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress held from January 25 to February 1, the entirety of which has just been released by the Office of the Party Central Committee. The Resolution noted the highlight of the 12th tenure was the successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in significant economic achievements – including stable macroeconomics, controlled inflation and high GDP growth, while people’s living standards were improved. The fight against corruption, loss and waste was intensified, while the socio-political situation remained stable, foreign relations deepened and Việt Nam’s profile on the international stage grew. However, numerous shortcomings – including slow modernisation and industrialisation, shifting in the growth model, limited competitiveness and quality and productivity of the economy, inadequate adaptation to climate change and environment protection demands, drawbacks in Party building and rectification, that science and technology has not been the driving engine of socio-economic growth and the lives of certain groups of people remain difficult – of the 12th tenure have been identified in the Resolution. The achievements of 35 years of implementation of đổi mới (Reform), 30 years of implementing the 1991 Party Platform and in the 10 years of implementing the 2011 Revised Party Platform have proved that the country’s path towards socialism is consistent with Việt Nam’s practical situation and the times' development trends, with the Party’s righteous leadership the leading factor in Việt Nam’s revolutionary victories, the Resolution reads. Amid rapidly shifting and complex developments in …
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Photo series promotes Covid-19 prevention among ethnic minority communities
Photo series promotes Covid-19 prevention among ethnic minority communities The Saigon Times A photo features a health worker instructing a vendor at Sa Phin Market in Ha Giang Province on how to use a hand sanitizer – PHOTOS: COURTESY OF UNDP HCMC - The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have launched a photo series that calls on ethnic minority people to act against the Covid-19 pandemic. The series of images reflects people in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang implementing the dual goals of sustainable economic development and effectively preventing and controlling Covid-19. A Mong ethnic woman wears a face mask while transporting grass The 50 photos were taken in late 2020 and early 2021 in four highlands districts, Dong Van, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Quan Ba, the poorest districts that are home to many ethnic Mong people. In the photos, the locals show their awareness of complying with preventive measures while working, such as by wearing masks, washing hands with antiseptic, sanitizing their homes and work environment and maintaining personal hygiene to protect their health and safety and that of the community. Local children help each other wear masks The photos also show how the locals develop tourism while preserving and promoting cultural identity, and at the same time, implementing measures to prevent Covid-19. The photo series is part of the communication initiative, “Strengthening communication on Covid-19 prevention in the new normal situation for small ethnic minority businesses”, jointly implemented by the Ministry of Health, UNDP and other partners, with support from the Government of Japan. Women in Dong Van grow vegetables to earn a living The initiative has been implemented in Ha Giang Province, with a series of practical activities that provide knowledge and information and promote new habits among people for the prevention and control …
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Vietnam moves up three places in Global Soft Power Index
Vietnam was the only country in ASEAN to be upgraded in the global soft power rankings. Vietnam is considered a bright spot thanks to the increasing value of Vietnam's national brand and the socio-economic results achieved over the past year. According to Brand Finance, Vietnam has brought into play all aspects of soft power relatively well, especially the integration of its leading product brands. Vietnam's national reputation in the past year has increased in large part thanks to the Government's quick policy responses especially its close direction in supporting businesses to build and promote their brands locally and abroad as well as the dynamism and efforts of Vietnamese businesses. In order to publish the Global Soft Power Index 2021, Brand Finance held the "2021 Global Soft Power Summit" from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm on February 25, 2021 (Vietnam time). Samir Dixit, Managing Director of Brand Finance Asia Pacific, said that Vietnam seems to have managed all aspects of its reputation quite well, in particular the integration and alignment of its national brand and the brands from around the country. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved the Vietnam National Brand Programme from 2020 to 2030, which aims to increase the value and rankings of the national brand while hoping to make over 1,000 products national brands. These are managed through the specific efforts of and initiatives undertaken by Vietrade, under their national mark program “Vietnam Value”, Samir Dixit said. According to Vu Ba Phu, Director General of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, Vietnam is one of the most open economies in the world, with its ratio of trade to GDP increasing from 136% in 2010 to approximately 200% in 2019. Amid the COVID-19 shutdowns, which caused outputs to slump in early 2020, Vietnam was among only a small few countries able to achieve positive GDP growth – at nearly 3%. Thanks to the support of the Vietnam …
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