Tag: rich

Farmers get rich breeding wild animals

VietNamNet Bridge – Thien Ly discovers how the government is killing two birds with one stone: Helping poor farmers breed wild or rare animals which sell for high profits and ensuring the species’ survival. Domesticated boar meat provide delicacy eateries in big cities, where people look for fancy food with less fat.VietNamNet Bridge – Thien... Read more

Stitching together rich opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese garment and textile companies face not only challenges, but also opportunities, argues Zoya Vassilieva, a director leading Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ strategy practice. Zoya Vassilieva.Vietnam is one of the top 10 garment exporters in the world and the garment and textile industry is the country’s second largest... Read more

Poor land, rich rains

A teenage girl smiles in Nam Tra My District. Daily life shuts down every wet season in Vietnam’s rainiest district. Government offices close and villagers lock themselves inside with supplies for months at a time… The roads in the central province of Quang Nam’s Nam Tra My District are covered... Read more

New plan pulls health fees from the rich

VietNamNet Bridge – Well-off people are expected to have to pay more for health examination and treatment fees as part of a new health-care plan that the Ministry of Health is submitting for the Government’s approval. A medical worker takes care of children in the Thai Binh Paediatrics Hospital. About 8.5 to 9 per cent of the coming budget will be... Read more