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Economic giant, social minnow
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Thanh Nien News
Published Date:
2011-11-11 17:43
Summary:
UN urges Vietnam to prioritize improving healthcare, education services
Vietnam’s economic development over the last decade has not been matched by social development, and its human development index is below average, a UN official says.
“This year’s global Human Development Report shows that Vietnam’s human development index (HDI) value for 2011 is very similar to last year. The country is in the medium human development category and ranks 128th out of 187 countries surveyed,” said Setsuko Yamazaki, the United Nations Development Program country director in Vietnam at the launch of the 2011 Vietnam Human Development Report on Wednesday (November 9).
