New poverty standard for Hanoi
2009-04-08 16:10:28

Accordingly, households that earn less than VND 500,000 (US $28.00) per person per month in the urban area are considered as poor families. Families with income of less than VND 330,000 (US $18.00) per person per month in the rural areas are rated as needy households.

The sub-poverty threshold for families in the inner city is between VND 500,000-VND 650,000/person/month and VND 330,000 to VND 430,000/person/month in the rural areas.

Q1 2009 the bottom of recession already: expert
2009-04-08 16:08:44

Former Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, now Chairman of the National Finance Supervision Committee Le Duc Thuy, when talking with the press yesterday morning after the Government announced the second economy stimulus package, proved to be more optimistic than he was one month ago.