This country brief presents an overview of current tobacco control legislation, use, and taxation policy in Vietnam … international stakeholders. Vietnam is a party of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and its legislation contains several … is estimated that 40,000 people are dying prematurely each year in Vietnam from tobacco-related diseases. In Vietnam, as …

Vietnam from a low income to a middle-income country within two decades. Though growth has produced vast benefits, it has also … Vietnam's water resources are and its economic implications and focuses on reducing the threats of 'too little, too much, and … services for settlements, and on how Vietnam manages water quality and pollution issues, as well as climate change adaptation …

utilization to inform the design of a World Bank project and policies to strengthen primary health care in Vietnam. Using data … drawn from the 2015 Vietnam district and commune health facility survey (DCHFS), a series of multivariate negative binomial …

relevant to the forest sector in Vietnam. It looks at forests in a programmatic and cross-sectoral manner to strategically … timber products amounted to USD 8 billion in 2017, nearly 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Vietnam is also one of … of the natural forest continues its downward trend. While two-thirds of Vietnam's natural forests are deemed in poor …

The Vietnamese economy has done well in 2019. In the context of increasing global uncertainty,Vietnam will most … exports toward Vietnam due to the trade tensions between China and the UnitedStates. As a matter of fact, the value of exports …

Globally, Vietnam is among the most open economies with a trade-to-GDP ratio of 190 percent in 2018. Through the … has made remarkable achievements in trade liberalization. Vietnam's major trade partners located in East Asia, North … relations and connectivity initiatives are relevant to Vietnam, including with Southeast Asian neighbors, and South Asia …

Solar power generation is an increasingly attractive option for Vietnam thanks to recent cost reductions, fast …. Aiming to scale up solar generation in a sustainable and affordable manner, the Government of Vietnam plans to shift from the … feed-in-tariff (FIT) to a competitive bidding mechanism. With the support of the World Bank, the Government of Vietnam is …

Vietnam's export-led growth strategy and global integration are among the key factors behind thecountry's remarkable … achievements in growth and poverty reduction over the last two and a halfdecades. During this period, Vietnam's per capita income … increased nearly fourfold and povertywas reduced from around 53 percent in 1992 to 2 percent in 2016. Vietnam has become one of …

Vietnam's economic growth, among the most rapid in the region, has been supported by a boom in corporate sector … shows Vietnam closer to the bottom of the scale. The Government of Vietnam has undertaken significant efforts to improve … to reforming accounting education in Vietnam is presented in this report. This report aims at providing observations and …