In Vietnam today, the official press force is very large. Vietnamese people have accessed to information and communication systems and in fact the internet usage in Vietnam is very high, up to 70% of the population. The development of the internet in Vietnam is not only for study, information inquiry, knowledge expansion, but also the realization of human rights. This can be seen through the implementation of civil rights, or the right to participate in contributing opinions to draft policies and laws, and giving comments to the documents of the Party Congress. … [Read more...] about Vietnam listed among countries with high Human Development Index for the first time
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Accepting economic losses, protecting people’s lives at all costs
Vietnam's success in the Covid-19 pandemic once again affirms the cross-cutting goal for the good of the people of the Communist Party of Vietnam, while also proving that the guarantee of human rights must be based on conditional, specific context. The important thing is, the principle for the people, for human rights must come from the nature, from the foundation of the Party's ideology, not the demihumanism of bourgeois democracy. The reality of ensuring human rights in Vietnam during the Covid-19 pandemic has provided advantages in both theory and practice, and affirmed the path to socialism as the one for humanity, for people, both effectively fight against distorted and anti-destructive points, hidden under the guise of "human rights". … [Read more...] about Accepting economic losses, protecting people’s lives at all costs
Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
In particular, since the issuance of Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW, the number of voluntary social insurance participants has increased rapidly. Specifically, in 2018, the country had more than 277,000 participants, an increase of more than 52,900 people, corresponding to an increase of 23.6% compared to 2017. In 2019, this number increased to nearly 574,000 people, an increase of 296,700 people, corresponding to an increase of 107.1% compared to 2018, making up 1.17% of the labor force in working age. In particular, the number of new voluntary social insurance participants in 2019 was equal to the total number of people participating in voluntary social insurance over the total number of the 11 previous years. … [Read more...] about Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW: A progressive resolution promoting the right to social security
Within 10 years implementing the voluntary social insurance policy, from 2008 to 2018, the total number of new voluntary social insurance participants reached about 280,000 people. In 2019, the process of developing participants of voluntary social insurance recorded an impressive breakthrough, with a new increase of nearly 300,000 people. The total number of people participating in voluntary social insurance has so far reached 580,000 people. That means, in just one year of implementation, the number of people who participate in voluntary social insurance is 1.07 times compared to that of the whole 10-year period. … [Read more...] about Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW: A progressive resolution promoting the right to social security
Vietnam’s economy expected to grow 1.8 percent in 2020: ADB report
Vietnam’s economic outlook over the medium and long term remains positive. Vietnam’s participation in a large number of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements will help the country’s economy rebound. Vietnam will also likely benefit from the current shifting of supply chains to low-cost countries. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s economy expected to grow 1.8 percent in 2020: ADB report
