The FINANCIAL — Poverty in Vietnam continues to fall, particularly amongst ethnic minorities, who saw their rate of poverty decline significantly by 13 percentage points, the largest decline in the ...

From her youth spent scraping a living on the streets, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi battled poverty and sexist prejudice to become Vietnam's first boxing world champion. The Barron's news department was not ...

Throughout the world and throughout history Free markets have brought growth, prosperity and individual liberty. Socialism of the Soviet or national variety has brought impoverishment and tyranny.

This success reflects strategic vision, methodical policies, and concerted efforts by entire society. In 1986, the Party and State adopted the policy of shifting from a centrally planned economy to a ...

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 ...

He is thin and frail, his steps shaky and his hair tufts of white. But the legendary Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap remains sharp and poised, and his eyes still flicker when he talks of old battles. Giap led ...

The international community recognizes Vietnam as one of the countries with the fastest rare of poverty reduction, but in some areas, poverty rates remain at 50 to 70 percent. Pham Hong Dao, Deputy ...

Vietnam is positioned to become a global manufacturing hub as major corporations like Apple, Samsung, and Intel boost their investments, fueling an unprecedented economic rise. Decades of ...

Photo: Hanoi, Vietnam, 1985; Christopher Pillitz/Gettya; Photo: Hanoi, Vietnam, 2020; Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Eight-year-old Phung Xuan Vu and his 10-year-old brother were responsible for ...