By 2025, about 230,000 poor households in rural areas would be provided with housing supports so that they would have safe and stable homes, gradually improve their living standards and sustainably escape hunger and poverty.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has just signed a decision on a house rental support policy for workers.

A list of 114 good regulations and 123 bad regulations was selected among 9,297 nominations sent in by people and organizations from many state agencies, associations and the business community in response to the rating of regulations concerning business activities first ever launched in Vietnam.

From October, 311,000 poor households in rural areas throughout the country may borrow loans to firmly build safe houses in order to stabilize their livelihood, improve their living standards and contribute to reducing poverty.

In August 10 thru 16, five legal documents were issued.

More people and organizations, including overseas Vietnamese and foreigners, will be entitled to buy and own homes in Vietnam.

The 2011-20 Socio-Economic Development Strategy was adopted at the XIth National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in January 2011. The following sections of Part IV of the Strategy dwell on major orientations for regional, cultural, social, health and education development. (Continued from last issue)