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Update news poverty standards
Poverty drops nationwide, but risk of relapse remains high in upland areas
The international community recognizes Vietnam as one of the countries with the fastest rare of poverty reduction, but in some areas, poverty rates remain at 50 to 70 percent.
Social News 11/2
Quarry collapse kills three in Thanh Hoa; Rash truck driver kills 2; Two women missing from capsized ship; Da Nang firms fail to cut transport fees; Multidimensional poverty standards; Health ministry tells hospitals to cut overcrowding
Social News 10/2
Fire at HCM City shop causes traffic jam; Road safety committee holds first-aid course in Hanoi; Four face murder trial in Hanoi; Customers boycott Vietnam drink producer over fly in bottle scandal; Company yet to pay for dam breach damages
Social News 15/10
Endangered pythons released into the wild; Fire kills one in HCM City house disaster; Six Vietnamese sailors reported missing in Japan; New rule reduces child patient overload; VN stores destroyed in Kazan market fire; 12 held for drug trafficking
Social Headlines January 24
Hanoi reduces sentences for 230 prisoners; Former CEOs in jail for tax evasion; Two killed in truck-train collision; Pet care services booming Tet; HCMC continues to raise poverty standards
