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  Út Ổi (right) with other workers building Kênh Đào Brigde in Long Xuyên City, An Giang Province. -- Photo tuoitre.vn AN GIANG -- Nguyễn Minh Lương, a 71-year-old man living in Long Xuyên City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is often away from home all day to help the poor. "I go everywhere in my hometown to share love with them. There, people are poor and I recognise my life in them," he told Tuổi Trẻ (The Youth) newspaper. Remembering his poverty in the past, Lương who is often called Út Ổi, said after the war ended in 1975, people around the country faced difficulties and had to start building a new life. "I had to try to grow rice, corn and potatoes to escape poverty," he said. He worked very hard and had to do different jobs to earn a living, so he understands the suffering of the poor. Gradually, his life improved. He saved money to buy more land to grow rice. His … [Read more...] about Man builds bridges to help the poor

  Vũ Tiến Lộc, president of Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam, present certificates to business associations that have committed to joining the Business Integrity Pledge. — VNS Photo Khánh Dương  HÀ NỘI Combatting corruption was a big challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises in many countries, especially in Việt Nam where 98-99 per cent of enterprises fell into that bracket, said Vũ Tiến Lộc, president of Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), at a workshop in Hà Nội on Wednesday. Small and medium-sized enterprises were vulnerable to corruption, and while the losses to society as a whole were small, they hit those businesses hard, he said. “Five million household businesses makes Việt Nam a ‘fertile land’ for petty corruption. However, this could be … [Read more...] about VCCI and UNDP promote business integrity in Việt Nam

Vu Tien Loc, president of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam, present certificates to business associations that have committed to joining the Business Integrity Pledge.-VNS Photo Khanh Duong Small and medium-sized enterprises were vulnerable to corruption, and while the losses to society as a whole were small, they hit those businesses hard, he said. “Five million household businesses makes Vietnam a ‘fertile land’ for petty corruption. However, this could be prevented by strengthening governance and creating conditions for this sector to thrive,” Loc said. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spending on corruption accounted for up to 50 per cent of Gross Domestic Product worldwide, equivalent to about US$2.6 trillion. The World Bank estimated that $1 trillion was paid each year in bribes, Loc said. “These are huge numbers. Corruption puts a burden … [Read more...] about VCCI and UNDP promote business integrity in Vietnam