HANOI, April 28, 2022—Poverty in Vietnam declined substantially between 2010 and 2020 amid strong economic growth, education gains, and shifts away from agriculture, although inequality increased ...

In 2020, at age 19, Anh Nguyen Dang was offered an attractive job and better living conditions outside her village in central Vietnam’s Thua Thien Hue province. The well-dressed and well-mannered ...

A new World Bank Poverty and Equity report, From the Last Mile to the Next Mile, assesses Vietnam’s progress in poverty reduction over the decade to 2020 and examines what is needed to sustain the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vietnam President Luong Cuong forcefully warned of the dangers of a world with higher tariffs, one of the strongest criticisms so ...

Eight-year-old Phung Xuan Vu and his 10-year-old brother were responsible for fetching food for their family, which was in the constant grip of hunger. They were living in Vietnam in the 1980, so this ...

Poverty reduction is one of the outstanding achievements of the 13th National Party Congress term. Poverty reduction targets consistently meet or exceed the goals set by the National Assembly and the ...

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated ...