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My journey from poverty to owning homes, cars in HCMC

My journey from poverty to owning homes, cars in HCMC

Starting my career decades ago with no money, I now have a company and own houses and cars in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City.
I don’t dare to spend $1.4 on a bowl of noodles despite earning nearly $1,500

I don’t dare to spend $1.4 on a bowl of noodles despite earning nearly $1,500

Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman 'magic money' scams

Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman 'magic money' scams

Dam drowns relocated villagers in misery

Dam drowns relocated villagers in misery

After giving up their homes and farmland for a hydropower project, many villagers in Quang Ngai Province have seen their life descend from relative prosperity to downright misery.
April 17, 2022 | 04:42 pm PT
Vietnam to spend $3.3 bln on poverty reduction plan

Vietnam to spend $3.3 bln on poverty reduction plan

Vietnam will spend VND75 trillion ($3.3 billion) on a five year (2021-2025) poverty reduction program that has been approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
January 19, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
HCMC considers $38 mln Tet support for pandemic affected citizens

HCMC considers $38 mln Tet support for pandemic affected citizens

The HCMC labor department has proposed a VND870 billion ($38.3 million) Lunar New Year support package for those who've been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
November 25, 2021 | 05:22 pm PT
On northern border, opium epidemic leaves children to fend for themselves

On northern border, opium epidemic leaves children to fend for themselves

Many children in border areas grow up with only two options: work in the field or cross the border and get married as a foreign bride.
November 24, 2021 | 08:02 pm PT
Handicapped man uses legs for a hands-on approach to life

Handicapped man uses legs for a hands-on approach to life

With arms paralyzed since birth, Ha Tinh native Pham Van Cam lives by himself, using his deformed legs to perform all tasks including gardening and making bird cages.
October 31, 2021 | 02:00 am PT
HCMC breaks ground on housing project for 3,000 workers

HCMC breaks ground on housing project for 3,000 workers

A social housing project to build 1,000 low-priced homes for around 3,000 workers began construction in HCMC's Thu Duc City Saturday.
October 30, 2021 | 09:57 pm PT
Join Hope Foundation to improve learning conditions in disadvantaged areas

Join Hope Foundation to improve learning conditions in disadvantaged areas

Schools of Sunshine is a program launched by Hope Foundation to improve educational conditions for disadvantaged children nationwide.
October 19, 2021 | 03:54 am PT
Schools lose student meals as communes no longer tagged 'extremely poor'

Schools lose student meals as communes no longer tagged 'extremely poor'

Teachers in a remote district of Vietnam's Central Highlands are worried students would drop out of schools in the absence of free meals.
September 29, 2021 | 05:44 pm PT
Couple spend decades under staircase in HCMC apartment

Couple spend decades under staircase in HCMC apartment

A family in HCMC has been living under a staircase in an apartment complex in District 10 for the past 34 years.
September 14, 2021 | 02:15 am PT
Government to distribute food from national reserve to pandemic-hit people

Government to distribute food from national reserve to pandemic-hit people

The government has decided to use the national food reserve and will consider using the trade union fund to provide relief assistance to poor people in Covid-19-hit areas.
August 18, 2021 | 10:20 pm PT
Destitute Hanoi migrants scrape by amid social distancing

Destitute Hanoi migrants scrape by amid social distancing

Barely a month after traveling to Hanoi for work, a group of migrants from Lai Chau have decided to make the 300-kilometer return journey on foot.
August 17, 2021 | 03:17 am PT
Vietnam needs $3.9 bln for poverty reduction program

Vietnam needs $3.9 bln for poverty reduction program

Vietnam will need over VND90 trillion ($3.9 billion) to implement its poverty reduction program until 2025, the labor ministry said.
July 14, 2021 | 11:00 pm PT
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