On a hot sunny day recently, ethnic Hloi and Dor, and Jrai people visited a commune’s head office to follow procedures to get ID cards.

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, a top official has said.

Tra Vinh spent US$17.8 million from central and local budgets for implementing policies for local ethnic minority groups in the 2016-20 period, creating remarkable improvements in the living conditions for Khmer communities.  

The percentage of poor and near-poor households in ethnic minority dominated areas in Vietnam is 3.5 times higher than the country’s average, the latest survey conducted by Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs reveals. 

Vietnam always respects and guarantees the rights of the ethnic minorities. Vietnam’s system of legal documents and policies are built to conform to international law.

For the officers at border stations in the northern mountainous regions, aside from national defence and security duties, their mission is also to help improve the healthcare of the ethnic minority-dominated population.

Vietnam is aiming to continue reducing poverty, prioritising poor mountainous regions and ethnic minority groups.

Summer Vietnamese language classes opened on July 6 for youngsters in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

The Prime Minister recently issued a decision on the application of policies to provide media support to poor households and ethnic minority groups in mountainous, border and sea areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gender inequality in ethnic minorities is seen in different fields, including economy, labour, education, training and healthcare.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Y Ty mountainous village in spring, visitors have a chance to admire peach and plum in full bloom with a spring atmosphere covering areas inhabited by ethnic minority groups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A final check of successful examiners at colleges of the Da Nang University found over 50 students, who had received one plus point for beneficiaries, disqualified.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Van Son and Thach Son communes in Son Dong District, Bac Giang Province, Dong Cao plateau is nearly 1,000 meters above sea level and is actually a gift from nature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has 16 ethnic minority groups at risk of disappearing due to diminishing populations. However, an ambitious new Government project aims to preserve the unique customs of these vanishing cultures.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government spent more than VND700 trillion (36 billion USD) on nationwide poverty reduction efforts in the 2005 – 2012 period, an average of 90 trillion VND (4.2 billion USD) per year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A weekly antique and handicraft market will open from this Sunday (November 3) at the Ha Noi Museum on Pham Hung Road.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a circular that will ban nine categories of antiques and valuable ancient items from leaving the country’s borders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, called for higher priority in the field of education and training in the midland and northern mountainous provinces.