Away from home: More Vietnamese leaving for richer countries Nearly 100,000 Vietnamese people leave the country each year to live in a more developed nation, according to data from the International Organization for Migration.
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Vietnam's Mekong Delta crying out for flood waters, again White fish, crabs and water lilies are proving hard to find for farmers in the south. |
Too hot to work: Vietnam is losing to excessive heat Vietnam is set to lose 10.7 percent of its GDP to climate change by 2030. |
Provincial court rejects lawsuits filed against Taiwanese fish killer Formosa A local judge said current law prohibits the court from hearing the 506 petitions. |
Saigon restaurant accused of charging Australian $39,000 for dinner The downtown restaurant vanished soon after the man realized what had happened. |
Chinese woman arrested for abducting pregnant Vietnamese 12-year old 14 Vietnamese women and girls have been abducted and sold in Yunnan Province since 2011. |
Dead fish hit the streets as Vietnamese farmers protest pollution Farmers have demanded compensation from seafood processors in Vung Tau for polluting the waters, but with little effect. |
Vietnam arrests Facebooker accused of distorting facts, defaming police Her stories of people ending up dead in police custody were described as defamatory. |
Vietnam wary as China commissions nuclear power plants near border Energy experts urge Vietnam to keep an eye on what's going on the other side. |
Smoggy Saigon raises health concerns Residents have been advised to wear face masks to avoid respiratory diseases. |
QUOTE OF THE WEEK |
“Almost no one depends on their official salary anymore... There are actually many rich people in Vietnam's public sector.” -- Tran Xuan Cau, Professor of the National Economics University Vietnam's civil servants manage nice homes, cars on meager pay |
PHOTO OF THE WEEK |
In Vietnam’s northern highlands, a mosaic of natural beauties |