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 ...

Around VND12.35 quadrillion (US$468 billion) will be mobilized for new-style countryside building and poverty elimination in Vietnam during 2026–2035, officials said at a recent meeting. Of the sum, ...

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 ...

Tran Thi Hoa, her face gaunt and haggard, her eyes glazed, lies permanently on her bed breathing heavily. She is a bag of bones, only stirring to take her medicine and eat. This woman in her late 40s ...