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In August 2015, I traveled with colleagues to An Giang Province in southern Vietnam to visit beneficiaries of an innovative project that is helping 200 Cham ethnic minority women learn embroidery. Selling their embroidery, they earn incomes for themselves. We were inspired by the positive change that the small amount of money invested in this project is bringing to the lives of these women and their families.

600 participants from all over Vietnam have shared their expectations and solutions for Vietnam to become a developed and prosperous country in the next two decades.

People visiting the “one-door” office at the Administration Center of Danang is receiving quick guidance. In the photo: The procedures at the Department of Planning - Investment Danang - Photo: PHAN THANH
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
The public administrative apparatus at different levels in Vietnam would be perfect in 2035. Such a dream apparatus would be achievable with concerted efforts made by the State and people alike.

How can rice farmers be less disadvantaged? This question still has no satisfactory answer – Photo: Tuoi Tre
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
Vietnam will have a strong and stable force of businesses, who will top the Asia in food exporting.

Photo credit: World Bank in Vietnam
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
We youngsters hope Vietnam’s education sector will emulate that of Singapore’s and top the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2035. Such a promising prospect has always been students’ source of inspiration so that we will strive harder in our studies.

An area in Da Lat, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, was inundated during a flashflood which struck on June 1, 2015. Photo: Thanh Hoa
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
I hope that in the 20 years to come, Vietnam will pride itself on cities which are ingeniously designed to adjust well to climate change in 2035.

A Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance vessel (right) was attacked by Chinese boats while it was on duty during China’s illegal deployment of an oil rig in Vietnam’s seas in May 2014. Photo credit: Van Vung.
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
As a young researcher on international issues, I aspire that in the 20 years to come, a batch of young, committed academics would help better defend Vietnam’s sovereignty and make the country’s voice be heard on regional and global arenas.

Contestants are pictured doing drawings as part of an entrance exam into the Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture in this Tuoi Tre file photo.
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
Vietnam’s education would be ranked among the world’s Top 10 best in 2035 by UNESCO.

A broken fishing boat is towed by the 2009 coast guard vessel to Van Phong Bay, located in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, in a photo provided by the coast guard force. Photo credit: Vietnam Coast Guard
MY EXPECTATIONS FOR VIETNAM IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS
Based on policies and strategies regarding national marine economic growth, I aspire that in the next 20 years, the State and society would ensure a sustainable livelihood for local fishermen so that they would stay dedicated to their job.

 
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