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  Forest thieves too poor to pay fines

  (17:39:28 PM 05/05/2014)

  Harsh penalties were needed to control illegal foresting and land clearance in northern Son La Province, officials say.

  Tags: Forest, thieves, too, poor, to pay, fines
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  Climate change to hit urban poor the hardest

  (11:22:22 AM 25/06/2014)

  The urban poor are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Viet Nam, and housing insecurity for the urban poor is a key dimension of poverty.

  Tags: Climate change, Viet Nam, poverty, urbanising
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  English teacher’s free classes help poor Vietnamese

  (16:24:44 PM 10/12/2013)

  Compassionate towards poor children and orphans, Patrick Smith from Manchester City, UK, and his Vietnamese wife offer three free English classes in the southern beach city of Vung Tau.

  Tags: English teacher’s, free classes, poor Vietnamese
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  Youth takes free photos of and for poor Vietnam kids

  (11:32:30 AM 02/08/2014)

  A young man is set on taking and printing 10,000 free photos of poor children in Vietnam’s mountainous provinces by year end and has taken more than one third of them so far.

  Tags: Youth, takes, free photos, poor, Vietnam kids
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  Free eye surgeries for Tra Vinh poor patients

  (21:27:52 PM 14/07/2014)

  Some 350 eye patients in remote areas of Tra Vinh province recently received free surgeries as part of the Mekong Delta locality’s progamme supporting visually impaired low-income people.

  Tags: Free eye, surgeries, for, Tra Vinh, poor patients
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  The poor still miss out on healthcare in Vietnam

  (11:30:44 AM 17/02/2015)

  A doctor working at Bach Mai Hospital in Ha Noi said one of her patients committed suicide last year because he did not have enough money to pay for daily treatment for his kidney disease. The treatment fee was too much for the man to afford, especially since he was so ill he could not work.

  Tags: Vietnam, Healthcare, HCFP,
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  Students promoted to higher grades despite poor performance

  (11:59:59 AM 26/05/2014)

  More and more students are “sitting in the wrong classes”, placed in a higher grade that does not suit their learning capabilities.

  Tags: Students, promoted, to higher grades, despite, poor, performance
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  Nghe An: Herbicide blamed for cancer surge in poor Vietnamese hamlets

  (09:42:01 AM 18/11/2014)

  Dang Xuan Phap said few people use the name Phu Tien and instead know his small community as the “cancer hamlet."

  Tags: Nghe An, Herbicide, blamed, cancer surge, Vietnamese hamlets
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  Food system that fails poor countries needs urgent reform, says UN expert

  (14:42:46 PM 11/03/2014)

  UN special rapporteur on the right to food champions agroecology as sustainable alternative to existing framework

  Tags: food, UN, poor countries
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  Skilled doctors lack incentives to work in poor, remote localities

  (11:30:24 AM 16/03/2015)

  A shortage of medical equipment, poor facilities and low payment are the barriers preventing doctors, especially those with skills, from working in disadvantaged areas.

  Tags: hospital , skilled doctors, disadvantaged areas
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  Launch of Oxfam’s new project- “Pro-Poor Policy Monitoring and Analysis in Vietnam”

  (07:46:08 AM 29/03/2014)

  On 28th March 2014, Oxfam in Vietnam will launch its new project “Pro-poor Policy Monitoring and Analysis in Vietnam”. Between 2014 and 2016, the project will operate in 10 provinces and cities throughout Vietnam. It will conduct longitudinal pro-poor policy monitoring and in-depth thematic policy analysis based on four main themes (ethnic minority poverty, inequality, urban poverty and local governance reform) and three types of policy (Planning and Fiscal Decentralization, Agricultural Development and Vocational Training).

  Tags: Launch, of, Oxfam’s, new, project, Pro-Poor, Policy, Monitoring , Analysis
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  Poor Can Tho households to access clean water for first time

  (15:20:27 PM 01/04/2014)

  More than 5,830 rural households across the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will gain access to clean water from eight supply facilities by the middle of this year, as the result of a World Bank-funded project.

  Tags: Poor, Can Tho, households, to access, clean water, for first time
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  Quality of environmental service industry remains poor despite tax breaks

  (11:27:53 AM 22/10/2014)

  The environmental service industry has not developed well over the last five years, even though state management agencies have said many times that they would strictly enforce the Environmental Protection Law and slap heavy sanctions on violators.

  Tags: Quality, environmental, service, industry, remains, poor, despite, tax breaks
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  Super-rich an elite minority as gap between rich and poor widens

  (19:48:13 PM 17/07/2014)

  The World Bank (WB) believes that Vietnam has about 110 super-rich people. However, analysts say no one can say for sure how many super-rich there are in Vietnam, and it is also unclear how they got rich.

  Tags: Super-rich, rich, poor,
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  President Sang calls for resources to support poor people nationwide

  (11:45:18 AM 14/08/2014)

  President Truong Tan Sang has called on the Viet Nam Red Cross to rally financial sources and staff to help vulnerable groups in the country.

  Tags: President Sang, resources, support, poor people nationwide
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  Save the Children and HSBC provide rainwater harvesting systems for poor families in Dong Thap

  (11:37:48 AM 09/06/2014)

  Save the Children and HSBC awarded 240 rainwater harvesting systems to poor families in 12 communes of Dong Thap Provinces last weekend.

  Tags: Save the Children , HSBC, provide, rainwater, harvesting, systems , poor, families, Dong Thap