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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.
Woman trafficked to China returns to Vietnam, repeats crime

Woman trafficked to China returns to Vietnam, repeats crime

Police in central Vietnam detained a local woman on Monday for tricking and selling two others to Chinese men in 2016.
August 04, 2020 | 04:32 pm GMT+7
Hanoi overlooks street vendors in Covid-19 incentive

Hanoi overlooks street vendors in Covid-19 incentive

Many migrant workers in Hanoi have found themselves further struck by the pandemic-induced economic fallout as lack of legislation prevents access to official aid.
June 23, 2020 | 06:59 pm GMT+7
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 | 07:09 pm GMT+7
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 02, 2020 | 10:00 am GMT+7
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August 04, 2018 | 12:00 am GMT+7
Odds stacked heavily against Saigon slums' migrant kids

Odds stacked heavily against Saigon slums' migrant kids

Chau hates Tet. Vietnam's Lunar New Year festival, the happiest time of the year for millions, is not a holiday that Chau, all of 13 years old, looks forward to.
January 02, 2020 | 07:03 pm GMT+7
Vietnam prosperity trails peer rankings

Vietnam prosperity trails peer rankings

Placed 85th among 167 economies in a global prosperity ranking, Vietnam trails most of its Southeast Asian peers.
December 03, 2019 | 02:00 pm GMT+7
First bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam

First bodies of UK truck victims arrive in Vietnam

16 of 39 Vietnamese citizens killed in the U.K. truck tragedy last month were repatriated on Wednesday morning.
November 27, 2019 | 06:52 am GMT+7
British authorities charge another suspect in Vietnamese deaths

British authorities charge another suspect in Vietnamese deaths

The U.K. police have charged another man with human trafficking in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a container truck last month.
November 25, 2019 | 10:14 am GMT+7
UK nabs another suspect in death of 39 Vietnamese citizens

UK nabs another suspect in death of 39 Vietnamese citizens

British police arrested a Northern Ireland man Friday for suspected involvement in the death 39 Vietnamese citizens in a container truck last month.
November 23, 2019 | 03:06 pm GMT+7
The plight of human trafficking survivors: Back from hell but to what?

The plight of human trafficking survivors: Back from hell but to what?

Nguyen Thi Bien cannot speak Vietnamese properly since she was trafficked to China 28 years ago and virtually lost her mother tongue.
November 12, 2019 | 07:35 pm GMT+7
Man jailed for trafficking job seekers to Taiwan

Man jailed for trafficking job seekers to Taiwan

A court in the central province of Ha Tinh sentenced a local man to five years in prison on Wednesday for organizing illegal emigration to Taiwan.
October 31, 2019 | 02:19 pm GMT+7
Vietnam province investigates trafficking of people to UK

Vietnam province investigates trafficking of people to UK

Ha Tinh police have launched a criminal investigation into suspected human trafficking after 10 families reported their children going missing in the U.K.
October 31, 2019 | 10:24 am GMT+7
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