Vietnam welcomed its 90 million population event by an impressive music show at Hanoi Opera House on November 2.
The music show entitled “90 million hearts love Vietnam” aims topopularise all people with opportunities and challenges when Vietnam’s population hits 90 million as well as promote love and pride of thenation.
Addressing the event, National Assembly (NA) ViceChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said Vietnam’s population growthreaching the level of 90 million is an important event, opening up newopportunities for national development.
The country hasofficially entered a period of “golden population structure”, once in alifetime for any nation’s demographic development. As a matter of fact,Vietnam should seize the opportunity to speed up socio-economicdevelopment, Ngan emphasised.
With more than 62 million peoplein the working age, accounting for 69 percent of total population,Vietnam now enjoys abundant labour force.
Vietnam’s large population and abundant labour force have created both opportunities and challenges for the country.
The NA Vice Chairwoman also highlighted the importance of populationand family planning which is one of the important factors in ensuring arapid and sustainable national development.
Vietnam’sachievement in population and family planning work over the last halfcentury has contributed to implementing millennium development goals(MDGs), said Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.
Populationtargets have been met with the ratio of birth replacement maintained foryears (2.05 children), life expectancy of 73 and population growthdropping to 1.06 percent.
The Health Minister also affirmed thatpopulation and family planning has played an important part in thenational development strategy.-VNA
The music show entitled “90 million hearts love Vietnam” aims topopularise all people with opportunities and challenges when Vietnam’s population hits 90 million as well as promote love and pride of thenation.
Addressing the event, National Assembly (NA) ViceChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said Vietnam’s population growthreaching the level of 90 million is an important event, opening up newopportunities for national development.
The country hasofficially entered a period of “golden population structure”, once in alifetime for any nation’s demographic development. As a matter of fact,Vietnam should seize the opportunity to speed up socio-economicdevelopment, Ngan emphasised.
With more than 62 million peoplein the working age, accounting for 69 percent of total population,Vietnam now enjoys abundant labour force.
Vietnam’s large population and abundant labour force have created both opportunities and challenges for the country.
The NA Vice Chairwoman also highlighted the importance of populationand family planning which is one of the important factors in ensuring arapid and sustainable national development.
Vietnam’sachievement in population and family planning work over the last halfcentury has contributed to implementing millennium development goals(MDGs), said Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.
Populationtargets have been met with the ratio of birth replacement maintained foryears (2.05 children), life expectancy of 73 and population growthdropping to 1.06 percent.
The Health Minister also affirmed thatpopulation and family planning has played an important part in thenational development strategy.-VNA
