The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI. The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean. … [Read more...] about Vietnam listed among countries with high Human Development Index for the first time
Strategic issues
Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
The agency particularly proposed to amend regulations on conditions and time of paying voluntary social insurance premium to enjoy pensions, combined with adjusting calculation method of pension entitlement; Increasing the State's support for voluntary social insurance participants, especially farmers, informal workers who are not in poor or near-poor households to increase the level of to attract and encourage an increase in the number of people participating in voluntary social insurance; Setting the age conditions to enjoy pensions between men and women appropriately to encourage male farmers and workers to participate in voluntary social insurance. … [Read more...] about Efforts of the whole socio-political system to “Leaving no one behind”
Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions
More than 10 years ago, as the rotating Chair of the UN Security Council, Vietnam presided over and promoted two key initiatives, the Presidential Declaration on "Children and Armed Conflict" and Resolution 1889 on "Women and peace and security". Vietnam is one of three developing countries that turned a draft provision on "international cooperation" into a main article in the draft Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as the basis for developing countries discuss and draft the above Convention. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a responsible member of international human rights conventions
Ministry of Information and Communications strives to contribute to protecting children’s rights in cyberspace
In the digital age, social networks contain huge information and are very useful for those who know how to exploit it. Prohibiting children from participating in cyberspace has limited children's opportunities to access information and knowledge. Instead, on the one hand, it is necessary to equip children with knowledge and skills to use safety networks, at the same time the government needs to strengthen other protection solutions. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Information and Communications strives to contribute to protecting children’s rights in cyberspace
Achievements in ensuring human rights, the premise for Vietnam’s positions at international forums
In recent years, the State of Vietnam has constantly improved internal forces, perfecting the legal system, institutions and policies on human rights, in which the most prominent is the National Assembly's adoption of the Labor Code (amended). ith many new regulations to better ensure the rights of workers, while joining the Convention 98 of the International Labor Organization on the right to collective bargaining. … [Read more...] about Achievements in ensuring human rights, the premise for Vietnam’s positions at international forums
