This study aims to analyze the impact of poverty reduction policies on livelihoodassets (human capital) of ethnic minorities in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province,Vietnam. The research sample is from more than 400 survey questionnaires of ethnicminority households in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. Data were cleaned andanalyzed using SPSS 22.0 software. The research results show the positive and main impactsof poverty reduction policies on the livelihood assets of ethnic minorities. Accordingly, inthe 5 groups of livelihood assets (human, natural, financial, physical, and social), the impactof poverty reduction policies on human capital is the most important. The study providespolicymakers with valuable insights into the impact of poverty reduction policies onlivelihood assets of ethnic minorities. The study focuses on the northern border area ofVietnam, in Dong Van district, Ha Giang, which is an area of strategic importance foreconomic development and national security. The difference is that this regional study willprovide insights into the ethnic minority economic dynamics of a particular region that iscurrently not widely studiedThis study aims to analyze the impact of poverty reduction policies on livelihoodassets (human capital) of ethnic minorities in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province,Vietnam. The research sample is from more than 400 survey questionnaires of ethnicminority households in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. Data were cleaned andanalyzed using SPSS 22.0 software. The research results show the positive and main impactsof poverty reduction policies on the livelihood assets of ethnic minorities. Accordingly, inthe 5 groups of livelihood assets (human, natural, financial, physical, and social), the impactof poverty reduction policies on human capital is the most important. The study providespolicymakers with valuable insights into the impact of poverty reduction policies onlivelihood assets of ethnic minorities. The study focuses on the northern border area ofVietnam, in Dong Van district, Ha Giang, which is an area of strategic importance foreconomic development and national security. The difference is that this regional study willprovide insights into the ethnic minority economic dynamics of a particular region that iscurrently not widely studied