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46% Q3 surge in average worker’s income: minister

The average worker’s income in the third quarter rose 46% year-on-year to VND7.6 million ($318), Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a government meeting Saturday. A government survey found 83% of respondents saying their income had risen or stayed unchanged year-on-year, he said. Vietnam’s labor market …

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Floods tear across Vietnam border town

Hundreds of houses were flooded by heavy rains in Muong Xen Town in Nghe An Province, with housing appliances and vehicles carried away by the strong flow. Rain started pouring Saturday night in Ky Son District, which borders Laos, and flood was recorded from 4 a.m. as water poured down …

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HCMC to face severe nurse shortage

A shortage of nurses looms at HCMC’s public hospitals as fewer students are joining nursing courses at universities, health officials have warned. This year Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine for instance only saw 781 students join the nursing course, a 66% decline from last year. Tang Chi Thuong, director …

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Hanoi ring road to consume 1,300 hectares

A combined area of 1,300 hectares in Hanoi an neighboring Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces will be revoked to build Hanoi’s Ring Road No. 4. Hanoi will clear an area of 740 hectares in seven district, Bac Ninh 320 hectares and Hung Yen 270 hectares, Hanoi’s Party chief Dinh …

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16,000 teachers quit in 2022

While several localities are in dire need of teachers, 16,000 have quit in the year to date over low pay and strict policies. At a meeting with constituents of Hanoi’s Ha Dong District on Friday, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said Vietnam now has around 1.6 million …

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