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Vietnam lacks monkeypox testing capability amid global outbreak

Vietnam currently lacks sufficient testing capabilities to detect monkeypox as the WHO declared the disease a global health emergency Saturday. The Ministry of Health on Sunday had an emergency meeting with several domestic and international health agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Center for Disease Control …

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Vietnam moves up in global gender equality ranking

Vietnam has climbed four places to 83rd in this year’s annual gender ranking by the World Economic Forum. With a score of 0.705 on a scale of 1, or closing 70.5 percent of the gender gap, Vietnam has made little progress toward gender equality since last year, according to the …

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US economy slowing, but recession not inevitable, Yellen says

US economy slowing, but recession not inevitable, Yellen says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that U.S. economic growth is slowing and she acknowledged the risk of a recession, but she said a downturn was not inevitable. Yellen, speaking on NBC‘s “Meet the Press,” said strong hiring numbers and consumer spending showed the U.S. economy is not …

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Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths

Call for max working temperature cap after EU heatwave deaths

Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum temperature limits for outdoor workers, after three people died while on shift in Madrid during last week’s withering heatwave. While a handful of member states have legislation limiting working hours in excessive heat, the thresholds vary and many nations …

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Usurious loan sharks harass factories after workers default

Predatory loan sharks are harassing HCMC-based employers of workers who’ve defaulted on payments, threatening destructive action against their business as well as relatives. For a while now, the hotline at logistics firm Long Rich Vietnam Co. Ltd has been ringing almost all day. The callers are loan sharks demanding that …

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