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Fifteen localities have disbursed VND70 billion ($3 million) to support 13,500 workers renting apartments, a mere 1 percent of the target, a top labor official said. The government in late March issued a decision to grant a financial support package of VND6.6 trillion ($287.4 million) to help migrant workers pay …

More than 9,200 public medical workers have quit over the past 18 months due to low pay and increased workload. At an online government conference Monday, Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said over 5,200 quit last year and 4,000 already this year. Unsatisfactory salaries and benefits that could …

Le Tuan Minh has become the 13th chess grandmaster of Vietnam after his impressive performance at 022 World Open in the U.S. After nine games, Minh, with an Elo rating of 2,527, earned seven points and went unbeaten. His efficiency in this tournament is equivalent to an Elo of 2,683. …