Kien Giang (VNA) – Remote Dong Thanh commune in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Kien Giang’s An Minh disitrict has been recently recognised as a new-stylerural area.
Comprehensivemeasures were carried out by the communal People’s Committee to complete the 19criteria so as to gain the new style rural area status.
The efforts by local residents and administration have paid off, helping createa facelift to the commune, with poverty rate being reduced from 17.99 percent in2017 to 3.87 percent in 2018, and significant improvements in locallivelihoods.
The National Target Programme on New-style RuralArea Building, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets the criteria onsocio-economic development, politics, and defence, aiming to boost ruralregions of Vietnam. The list of criteria includes the development ofinfrastructure, the improvement of production capacity, environmentalprotection, and the promotion of cultural values.-VNA