Low income, barriers make workers hesitant to access social housing

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    Can Tho - Although they cherish the desire to have their own home, low income is a barrier that makes workers hesitate between returning to their hometowns to live or buying social housing.

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    Ho Chi Minh City residents complete procedures at the land registration office. Photo: Bao Chuong

    Removing procedures, increasing social housing supply

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    The demand for social housing (NOXH) in Ho Chi Minh City is currently very high, but many projects that have been in the works for a long time are still not completed or have been relocated, started and then "inactive".

    Temporary boarding house near Thang Long Industrial Park where many workers are renting and living. Photo: Thanh Nhan

    Social housing in Hanoi is over 1 billion VND/unit, workers have difficulty getting to

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    No need for a big house, just need a safe place to live, with enough amenities and just enough money. That is a simple but practical wish of many workers working in Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi City).

    The Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for social housing development is expected to become an important "push", creating momentum to soon achieve the goal of building 1 million social housing units by 2030. Photo: Tuyet Lan

    Removing two major bottlenecks that are hindering social housing development

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    On May 29, 2025, at the 9th Session, the 15th National Assembly passed a Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of social housing (NOXH). The Resolution takes effect from June 1, 2025 and is applied for a period of 5 years, except for a number of articles related to the establishment of a national housing fund, the assignment of investors and investment procedures for social housing projects, effective from July 1, 2025.

    The delicious Hai Be syrup product is advertised widely on social networks. Graphics: Linh Dan

    Recall Hai Be delicious syrup nationwide for being counterfeit

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    The delicious Hai Be syrup was identified as a fake product, not licensed for circulation by the authorities and required to recall all products nationwide.

    People visit the booth of Lao Dong Newspaper. Photo: Huyen Trang

    2025 National Newspaper Association brings together 130 unique exhibition booths

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    Hanoi - 130 exhibition booths, hundreds of unique publications representing key press lines from the central to local levels at the 2025 National Press Festival.

    With lights but not bright, the park in the center of Ho Chi Minh City is dark all year round

    With lights but not bright, the park in the center of Ho Chi Minh City is dark all year round

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    HCMC - Many people reported that the park at the end of Dang Thuy Tram Street (Binh Thanh District) has been in a state of "having lights but not bright" for a long time.

    The batch of fish sauce illegally dumped in Quang Nam is a testing product, cannot be consumed

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    Quang Nam - The batch of fish sauce stolen in Quang Nam is an expired testing shipment, the enterprise admitted that it could not control the destruction.

    Many foreign enterprises are on the list of social insurance debts. Photo: Reporter

    Many foreign enterprises are slow to pay social insurance and evade social insurance

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    According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper, in recent times, many foreign enterprises have been slow to pay social insurance (SI).

    Người dân TPHCM làm thủ tục tại văn phòng đăng ký đất đai. Ảnh: Bảo Chương

    Removing procedures, increasing social housing supply

    Bảo Chương |

    The demand for social housing (NOXH) in Ho Chi Minh City is currently very high, but many projects that have been in the works for a long time are still not completed or have been relocated, started and then "inactive".

    Khu nhà trọ tạm bợ gần Khu công nghiệp Thăng Long mà nhiều công nhân đang thuê trọ và sinh sống. Ảnh: Thành Nhân

    Social housing in Hanoi is over 1 billion VND/unit, workers have difficulty getting to

    Thành Nhân - Mỹ Linh |

    No need for a big house, just need a safe place to live, with enough amenities and just enough money. That is a simple but practical wish of many workers working in Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi City).

    Nghị quyết về thí điểm một số cơ chế, chính sách đặc thù phát triển nhà ở xã hội được kỳ vọng sẽ trở thành “cú hích” quan trọng, tạo đà để sớm đạt được mục tiêu xây dựng 1 triệu căn NƠXH đến năm 2030. Ảnh: Tuyết Lan

    Removing two major bottlenecks that are hindering social housing development

    Luật sư Phạm Thanh Tuấn - Đoàn luật sư TP Hà Nội, chuyên gia pháp lý bất động sản |

    On May 29, 2025, at the 9th Session, the 15th National Assembly passed a Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of social housing (NOXH). The Resolution takes effect from June 1, 2025 and is applied for a period of 5 years, except for a number of articles related to the establishment of a national housing fund, the assignment of investors and investment procedures for social housing projects, effective from July 1, 2025.