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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.
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
Mrs. BOT finds a way as villagers volunteer to pay

Mrs. BOT finds a way as villagers volunteer to pay

A 66-year-old widow collects very moderate toll fees for a one-km path she and her husband built on their own six years ago.
October 29, 2019 | 04:40 pm GMT+7
Vietnam ranks low on World Giving Index

Vietnam ranks low on World Giving Index

Vietnamese people have supposedly been less generous than neighboring peers, languishing in the bottom half of a global charity ranking by a U.K.-based international NGO.  
October 22, 2019 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Living between two neighboring walls in Saigon

Living between two neighboring walls in Saigon

A house in Saigon's District 10, squeezed into a one-meter wide space using the walls of two other houses, shelters four people.
October 15, 2019 | 02:06 pm GMT+7
Hole-in-the-wall home to aged Saigon couple for 20 years

Hole-in-the-wall home to aged Saigon couple for 20 years

He is 92. She is 88. They’ve lived in a two sq.m, dingy space in Saigon for 20 years now.
September 18, 2019 | 07:54 pm GMT+7
Vietnam improves its position on Sustainable Development Goals

Vietnam improves its position on Sustainable Development Goals

Vietnam is up three ranks on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index this year, moving ahead on several fronts.
July 16, 2019 | 11:00 am GMT+7
Poverty leading concern in Vietnam despite low wealth gap awareness

Poverty leading concern in Vietnam despite low wealth gap awareness

Poverty remains a top concern among Vietnamese people, according to a report evaluating the country’s public administrative procedures.
April 03, 2019 | 11:20 am GMT+7
Nickel-and-dimed in sweatshops: Australian brands squeeze Vietnamese garment workers

Nickel-and-dimed in sweatshops: Australian brands squeeze Vietnamese garment workers

Vietnamese workers making garments for Australian brands are unable to afford basic necessities and suffer sub-standard working conditions, said Oxfam.
March 19, 2019 | 07:44 am GMT+7
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