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Saigon dreams dashed, migrants also let down by other localities

Saigon dreams dashed, migrants also let down by other localities

Last week, Kiem's stone carving workshop in my District 12 neighborhood was visited by a burglar.
HCMC approves $39 mln Covid relief package

HCMC approves $39 mln Covid relief package

HCMC pandemic relief package to cover 27,000 more

HCMC pandemic relief package to cover 27,000 more

HCMC informal workers, wrecked by pandemic, receive Covid support

HCMC informal workers, wrecked by pandemic, receive Covid support

Informal workers impacted by the pandemic in HCMC, including street vendors and lottery ticket sellers, have received financial aid from a Covid-19 support package worth VND886 billion ($36.5 million).
July 13, 2021 | 06:00 am PT
Amid pandemic, poor are even more vulnerable

Amid pandemic, poor are even more vulnerable

I have met a few women in my neighborhood who came from the countryside to collect recyclable garbage for a living.
August 31, 2020 | 04:32 pm PT
Chinese loan sharks charging extortionate interest jailed

Chinese loan sharks charging extortionate interest jailed

A HCMC court Tuesday sentenced two Chinese men and three Vietnamese nationals to 1-1.5 years in jail for running a loan racket charging yearly interest of 912.5 percent.
August 18, 2020 | 06:42 pm PT
Impoverished by Covid-19, stranded overseas Vietnamese yearn for home

Impoverished by Covid-19, stranded overseas Vietnamese yearn for home

Vietnamese workers abroad are unable to fly home due to pandemic travel restrictions, trapping them in limbo.
August 7, 2020 | 06:09 am PT
'Hammock motels' shield destitute from Saigon rat race

'Hammock motels' shield destitute from Saigon rat race

Woken by the night rain, Lam takes his motorbike inside before returning to his hammock, strung up among dozens of others.
July 21, 2020 | 05:59 am PT
Escaping summer heat is pipe dream for the poor in Hanoi

Escaping summer heat is pipe dream for the poor in Hanoi

As the longest heat wave in decades scorches Hanoi, poorer people are bearing the brunt.
June 9, 2020 | 11:28 pm PT
Samaritans provide shelter to Covid-19 vulnerable

Samaritans provide shelter to Covid-19 vulnerable

The recently unemployed and homeless have been given a helping hand as Covid-19 affects livelihoods.
April 23, 2020 | 01:00 am PT
Friend in deed: Hanoi supermarket sells things for ‘zero’

Friend in deed: Hanoi supermarket sells things for ‘zero’

In a rare humanitarian gesture during the Covid-19 pandemic, a Hanoi supermarket fixes “zero” price tags on essential items to help the needy.
April 17, 2020 | 04:09 am PT
Vietnam approves $2.6 billion support package for Covid-19 crisis victims

Vietnam approves $2.6 billion support package for Covid-19 crisis victims

The government has passed a VND62 trillion ($2.6 billion) financial support package for poor people and businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 9, 2020 | 09:42 pm PT
Covid-19 outbreak puts the poor in dire straits

Covid-19 outbreak puts the poor in dire straits

Street vendor Le Thi Hong could not sleep as thoughts over numerous expenses bombarded her.
April 1, 2020 | 07:00 pm PT
In Vietnam and elsewhere, ‘disaster capitalism’ is at play

In Vietnam and elsewhere, ‘disaster capitalism’ is at play

Nature and the poor are paying the price for profits earned by the rich.
September 19, 2018 | 05:54 pm PT
 
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