More than 8,000 enterprises nationwide currently owe social insurance premiums totalling some VNĐ2 trillion (US$87 million). These debts are very difficult to retrieve, with some even impossible to get, according to Viet Nam Social Insurance (VSI).

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has up to 8,000 festivals a year, in which many people take part while taking off work. Meanwhile, the country ranks at the bottom in Southeast Asia for labor productivity.

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