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Street vendor Le Thi Hoa stopped for a long time in front of her photo displayed at the exhibition  Where I Arrive.  She was overwhelmed with emotion when her story was told this way. The exhibition is held by the Vietnamese Women’s Museum with a group of female migrant workers in Hanoi. Stories to be heard For the exhibition, the museum staff met and interviewed 20 female migrant workers aged 16-34 from various occupations, including waitresses, hairdressers, salespersons, chefs, waste collectors, and street vendors in the capital city. They come from other provinces, including Son La, Cao Bang, Phu Tho, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh, with hopes for a better future.   Le Thi Hoa and guests at the exhibition. Photo courtesy of the museum. Museum’s director Nguyen Thi Tuyet told The Hanoi Times that every nation experiences migration, an inevitable trend, a positive driving force for socio-economic development, and ...

300,000 doses of vaccine from Australia to Vietnam arrived at Noi Bai airport on September 30, 2021. Photo: Australian Embassy in Vietnam Join Vietnam to fight the pandemic At the end of August 2021, when Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam struggled to cope with the pandemic, the Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City promptly handed over 403,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the Vietnamese representative. Robyn Mudie, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam at the time, said: “We are united in the fight against Covid-19. Australia’s support for Vietnam’s national immunization program will help save lives and accelerate economic recovery. As partners and close friends, we will weather this crisis, becoming stronger and more determined to face the challenges of the future”. According to the commitment of the Australian government, in 2021 Canberra has supported 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine for Vietnam to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. In September 2021, 300,000 doses ...