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Ethnic minority culture must be preserved amid development: NA Vice Chairwoman
While the lives of people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have improved over the years, efforts must be made to preserve their unique cultural identities, said Tong Thi Phong, vice chairman of National Assembly. It is essential to focus on training human resources for ...
Minister calls for forest protection and management efforts
Central Highlands localities need to raise the responsibility among forest owners and management to improve protection and development of the areas.The region boasts great potential for forestry-based economic development as it plays an important role in protecting the local ecosystem, biodiversity and water resources, and ...
Workshop looks at boosting gender equality in new-style rural area development
Gender equality should be included in the National Target Programme on New Rural Development as well as new-style rural area building criteria, by mainstreaming gender issues during the implementation of the programme in the years to come, a workshop in Hanoi on June 11 heard.The ...
Rights of Vietnamese ethnic minority people promoted
The National Assembly Standing Committee has introduced its national target program of socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the next decade. This is part of the National Assembly’s measures to promote the rights of Vietnamese ethnic groups.The NA is particularly focused on ...
Challenges remain in northern mountainous region’s rural development
The northern mountainous region has recorded improvements under the national target programme on new-style rural area building, but it is still facing more difficulties and challenges than other regions. The national target programme, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria on different aspects, aiming ...
Ten outstanding achievements under 2018 National Target Programmes announced
The Central Steering Committee for National Target Programmes (NTPs) for the 2016-2020 period has announced the top 10 outstanding events of the NTPs in 2018.For the first time, the multi-dimensional poverty report in Vietnam was developed and published. The report provides an overview of the ...