Nearly half of enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City have reported losses annually, many of them are foreign direct investment firms who have reported losses for ten consecutive years to avoid paying tax.

Officials estimate that 45 new cases of HIV/AIDS are reported in Vietnam every day. No longer a disease confined to big cities and border towns, cases are being reported in every province, town and village, yet awareness of the disease in the countryside is poor with many authorities scared to even mention it. Bich Ngoc visits the northern province of Hai Duong to find out what is being done to educate those at risk and prevent the disease from spreading.