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Ha Tinh families live in crumbling houses at risk of collapse

Ha Tinh families live in crumbling houses at risk of collapse

Two struggling families in Ha Tinh Province endure daily insecurity as they live in dilapidated homes plagued by termite-infested columns, leaky roofs, and cracked walls.
A roof to dream under: The struggles of two families in rural Ha Tinh

A roof to dream under: The struggles of two families in rural Ha Tinh

Man confesses to killing mother, wife, and 2 children in Hanoi

Man confesses to killing mother, wife, and 2 children in Hanoi

Vietnamese orphan earns full scholarship to China while raising siblings

Vietnamese orphan earns full scholarship to China while raising siblings

After losing both her parents at 13, a girl who once cared for her two siblings and carried them to school every day in a remote village of northern Vietnam is set to graduate as an international student in China on a full scholarship.
December 14, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
Left behind: The educational struggles of migrant children

Left behind: The educational struggles of migrant children

For 11-year-old Song A Sua, life in Binh Duong has never felt like home. Despite having lived there for seven years and holding an identity card, he struggles to fit into urban life.
December 7, 2024 | 04:32 am PT
Childhoods lost in the migration flow

Childhoods lost in the migration flow

In Vietnam’s remote mountainous regions, children are thrust into adult roles, caring for siblings and navigating emotional and educational challenges as their parents migrate for work.
November 29, 2024 | 03:31 pm PT
The silent quest: Deaf-mute children in search of literacy

The silent quest: Deaf-mute children in search of literacy

At 11 years old, Pit Van Nuong has finished fourth grade without learning to read. Despite never missing a day of school, he can only draw scribbles.
August 5, 2024 | 03:38 pm PT
Vietnamese girl with broken leg goes to school on classmates' backs

Vietnamese girl with broken leg goes to school on classmates' backs

For more than half a year, at 6:30 a.m. like clockwork, some of Giang Thi Ly's classmates visited her home to assist her with getting ready for school, before carrying her there.
July 31, 2024 | 06:53 pm PT
Shower breaks help students survive intense heat

Shower breaks help students survive intense heat

Under the midday heat, hundreds of students at Tan Lap Primary School in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien lined up to take a cooling shower.
May 15, 2024 | 07:13 pm PT
Abandoned by parents, H'Mong siblings struggle to stay in school

Abandoned by parents, H'Mong siblings struggle to stay in school

After picking up her brother from school one Friday afternoon, Lau Thi Ca made a dash for home only to realize that there was no one waiting.
March 30, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
Teachers join hands to take care of orphaned students in mountainous province

Teachers join hands to take care of orphaned students in mountainous province

Upon learning that a student wanted to quit school to take care of her younger brother and ill grandmother, a group of teachers in the northern mountainous Dien Bien Province decided to foster the children.
March 22, 2024 | 07:51 pm PT
Vietnam uses Covid vaccine fund to rebuild shabby houses

Vietnam uses Covid vaccine fund to rebuild shabby houses

The Ministry of Finance is tasked with studying and proposing authorities to reallocate the remaining funds of the Covid-19 vaccine fund to rebuild houses for the poor, as directed by the prime minister.
January 26, 2024 | 04:34 pm PT
HCMC to spend $435M on poverty reduction

HCMC to spend $435M on poverty reduction

Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City plan to spend more than VND10.2 trillion (US$435 million) on a sustainable poverty reduction program this year.
April 11, 2023 | 07:23 pm PT
Over 1.9 million households still struggle with poverty: ministry

Over 1.9 million households still struggle with poverty: ministry

Vietnam still has more than 1.97 million poor and near-poor households, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in 2022.
February 2, 2023 | 02:32 am PT
Poor Vietnamese families to get free smartphone

Poor Vietnamese families to get free smartphone

Starting Dec. 12, each family classified as "poor" will be given a smartphone as regulated by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
November 4, 2022 | 01:02 am PT
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