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HCM City eyes more social housing developments

  A social housing project with 1,000 apartments is under construction in Thủ Đức City. Photo sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — HCM City’s districts want vacant lands available in industrial parks, export processing zones and high-tech parks to be used for affordable housing for workers. The People’s Committee of Bình Tân said migrants make up …

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Workers struggling to make ends meet post-COVID

Lê Thị Hồng Hải in the kitchen in her rented room. — Photo dantri.com.vn HẢI PHÒNG — Price surges coupled with post-COVID health concerns have forced many workers in Hải Phòng to tighten their belts, as they desperately wait for rent relief from the government. Lê Thị Hồng Hải works at a …

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More work needed to support students’ mental health

A doctor from the National Paediatrics Hospital gives consultancy to a mother with son suffering from depression. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Experts believe that Việt Nam has enough policies around supporting the mental health of students but in implementation, there are still many obstacles. At a seminar on …

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