Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups, of which the Kinh constitute the majority of the population. Most groups often reside in remote and disadvantaged areas with lower socio-economic development. The Party and State have maintained a consistent policy of solidarity, equality, and respect between ethnic groups. Many national target programs have been launched to assist the minority population, such as program 134 on housing and farm land, program 135 on socio-economic development in remote areas and Resolution 30a on poverty reduction in the 62 poorest districts nationwide. H’Black, a Bana ethnic resident in the Central Highland province of Dac Lak, says Party and State programs for water and electricity supplies, roads, schools, and clinics have given the province a complete facelift. Local residents are learning how to apply technological advances to agricultural production. Now, 100 percent of the communes in remote, mountainous areas have medical clinics and primary schools. Ethnic minority languages are taught at more than 7,000 schools. The State has built boarding schools, providing free education and meals for thousands of ethnic people. Electricity and postal services are now available in all districts. Radio coverage reaches more than 90 percent of the country’s inhabited land with daily designated broadcasts… Read full this story
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