Hanoi, April 21 -- Bangkok (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung proposed three people-centred strategic priorities aimed at building an inclusive society for all ages across the region during a discussion at the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok on April 21.

The discussion centred around the theme "Leaving no one behind: advancing a society for all ages in Asia and the Pacific."

Hung, who also serves as Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ESCAP, said the Asia-Pacific is experiencing one of the fastest demographic transitions in history. Rapid population ageing is reshaping labour markets and placing mounting pressure on social security a...