100 outstanding blood donors honoured

About 100 outstanding blood donors were honoured for their contribution to the country’s voluntary blood donation mobilisation movement in 2023 at a ceremony in Hà Nội on July 29.

Prime Minister meets voluntary blood donors

Of the 100 representatives honoured this year, there are 20 women, 16 in the education sector, eight in healthcare, seven in the armed forces, and three are ethnic minority people. The oldest is 61 years old and the youngest is 22.

Hiring demand plunges in first half

Despite expectations of a recovery, the labour and employment market in Việt Nam in the first half of this year did not see much improvement, according to a report of the payroll, recruitment and human outsourcing agency Adecco Vietnam.

Planting coffee model

In a remote part of Đắk Lắk, locals are growing coffee in deserted land to raise money for community activities. Residents take turns to take care of the plants to make a contribution to the fund, which is then used to upgrade local infrastructure and help needy people.

Tiền Giang develops aquaculture

Tiền Giang Province is promoting aquaculture by teaching farmers breeding techniques and encouraging them to use advanced techniques using intensive methods.

New lease on life

One company is trying to help former drug addicts find a new lease on life while helping reduce environmental waste at the same time. They produce environment-friendly straws and herbal tea from wild reeds with a workforce made up of a number of recovering addicts.

Loan shark busted, US$800 million in illegal lending

A group of masterminds from China worked with Vietnamese and used various ‘ghost’ companies to lend money with high interest rates for up to one million people nationwide from December 2020 to July 2023.

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