VOV.VN - Hanoi has proposed a large-scale urban restructuring plan that would see more than 860,000 residents relocated from the city’s inner areas between 2026 and 2045, as the capital city seeks to ease infrastructure bottlenecks, reduce environmental pressure and improve living standards.

Social welfare will remain a central task of the Government in the coming period, with higher requirements and more practical policies to ensure well-being and improve living standards for all people, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan affirmed on October 9.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has approved adjustments to Hanoi’s master plan, aiming for the city to become a globally connected hub with high living standards and a development level on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region and worldwide by 2045.

Vietnam wishes to continue to receive Canada's sharing, cooperation, and consultation in the upcoming events to continue to develop and replicate successful co-operative models to more localities, said an official.

The southern province of Binh Duong surpassed Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to top Vietnam's per capita monthly income in 2020, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive on the attraction of social resources for performing socio-economic development tasks in land, sea, and island border areas in tandem with firmly safeguarding the national sovereignty and improving people’s living standards.

A plan on support for persons with disabilities (PWDs) between 2012 and 2020 (Plan 1019) has gained certain encouraging outcomes, helping to improve the group’s living standards and access to equal opportunities, heard a recent conference in Ninh Binh province.