Two Vietnamese tricked to work in Cambodia rescued
Border guards in central Vietnam have rescued two men that were tricked and sold to Cambodia to work against their will. Puih Phu, 16, and Puih Thai, 28, were …
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Poor planning, lack of road space to blame for Hanoi BRT woes
Six years after it began operation Hanoi’s BRT (bus rapid transit) has still not gained enough traction to become the public transport solution to traffic …
Vietnam leaps up global quality of life ranking
Vietnam has climbed up 39 spots in the 2021 global quality of life index by CEOWORLD, the world’s leading business and trade magazine. Vietnam earned a …
Hanoi health workers quit in droves over heavy workload, low pay
Around 900 health workers in Hanoi have either quit or switched workplaces in the past 18 months, causing a medical personnel shortage in the capital. A report …
Vietnam rescues 400 citizens tricked to work illegally in Cambodia
Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities have collaborated to repatriate 400 Vietnamese citizens who had been tricked and sold to Cambodia. So far this year, …
Vietnamese turn frugal as prices soar
Nguyen Thu Trang has been going to the supermarket late at night for the last month knowing meat and vegetables are cheaper then. The Hanoi housewife of four …
HCMC wants to relocate 23 families from dilapidated apartment tower
Authorities have told 23 families living in a ramshackle apartment block in HCMC’s District 5 the building could collapse and to move to a skyscraper a few …
Crippling heat wave descends over Hanoi
Hanoi recorded temperatures at around 39 degrees Celsius for the second day in a row Tuesday, with some locations two to four degrees higher depending on …
Vietnam’s first metro line operator records $2.7 mln loss in 2021
Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND64 billion ($2.75 million) in 2021. The company’s …
Too much work, not enough people: HCMC’s streamlining failure
State workers in several HCMC wards and communes are swamped with work because of a gross mismatch between the number of staff and their workload. It was past …