Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 24 -- Ethnic minority children in Dong Van Karst Plateau - Illustration photo

The above figure includes VND100 trillion sourced from the central budget, VND300 trillion from local budget, and approximately VND23 trillion from state-funded policy credit sources.

The program targets to build modern, prosperous, culturally distinctive and sustainable rural communities in close association with urbanization and climate change adaptation. It also aims to promote a green, circular and ecological rural economy, aligned with agricultural restructuring, income improvement, social security, and gender equality.

Special focus will be placed on narrowing development gaps among regions, preserving ethnic cultural identities, st...