A project to improve knowledge of poverty reduction was held at a workshop in Hanoi on May 24. The event was organized by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences in coordination with the French Institute of Research for Development and the European Union. According to Prof. Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the academy, research on a multi-dimensional approach to hunger and poverty in the new context will continue to be carried out. The approach will involve the labor market, unofficial sector, social network, administrative reforms and the effects of public policies, Thang added. The project, Nopoor, will study a series of issues, including new aspects of hunger and poverty, hunger and poverty in relation to inequity in the world, influence from the globalization and fluctuation of the international environment, and the origins of hunger and poverty. It also explores limitations of the education system, labor market, a weak administration system, behavioral differences, and impact of administrative reforms at different levels, among others. (vov.vn May 25)
