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March 18, 2024, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Despite being illegal in Vietnam, prostitutes can still be found all over the country's biggest cities, and the rackets controlling them have come up with countless ways to dodge the law with authorities seemingly helpless to stop the industry's unchecked development" (para 3). "Gambling and prostitution have long been considered forbidden vices in Vietnam, but the government has adopted a more lax attitude towards them in recent years" (para 15).
March 18, 2024, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"An ILO study in 2016 said sex workers were some of the most vulnerable people in Vietnam as they have to deal with regular police raids and persistent fear of theft and violence" (para 8).
March 18, 2024, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Despite being illegal in Vietnam, prostitutes can still be found all over the country's biggest cities, and the rackets controlling them have come up with countless ways to dodge the law with authorities seemingly helpless to stop the industry's unchecked development" (para 3).
March 18, 2024, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"Data may vary, but figures from the International Labor Organization (ILO) suggest that there are nearly 101,300 sex workers, including 72,000 women, in Vietnam" (para 4).
March 18, 2024, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 18, 2024, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5).
March 18, 2024, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes, selling sex is illegal. Viet Nam used to send sex workers to rehabilitation centres but this has been scrapped, fines are now given" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - buying sex is illegal and clients can be fined" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - 'harbouring prostitution'; 'organising prostitution activities'; 'brokering prostitution'; 'protecting prostitution' are all criminal offences" (para 3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Vietnam who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 25 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belarus, El Salvador, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Vietnam was 124 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Vietnam is 69.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Vietnam is 78 years for women and 69 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Vietnam is 69.6 years for men and 78.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"14.3 births per 1000 population"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 17, 2023, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law on Gender Equality No. 73/2006/QH11, Arts. 10 and 12(1). According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Circular No. 02/2019/TT-BKHDT...more
June 17, 2023, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Law on Marriage and Family, Art. 66; Civil Code, Art. 610.
June 17, 2023, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 632, 635 and 651 .
June 15, 2023, 2:47 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"Either both parties mutually agree on how the joint properties will be divided. In this case, you must send a request to the Court for the authentication of the agreement. It is the fastest and less expensive way. Or, both parties disagree on how the properties should be divided. In such a case, you can resort to the Court to enforce the division of properties under Vietnamese laws. It is not always a 50/50 split, the Court ruling may be based on many factors, such as: a) Current status of your family; b) Your respective contribution to the creation, maintaining, and development of the property; c) Your lawfully rights and...more
June 15, 2023, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Women's representation in the overall workforce in Vietnam is strong and growing, with the number of women-owned and women-run businesses increasing from 4% to 25% between 2009 and 2021" (para 1).
June 8, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"When he married his cousin some 20 years ago, Hoàng Văn Thương of the Tày ethnic minority in Hà Giang Province did not know how badly his marriage would affect his child. When Thương was 13, his parents brought his cousin to their house and they started living together. It wasn’t until some four or five years later that they actually wed. 'Our parents were probably sipping tea together when one of them said: ‘Hey, how about you letting your daughter come live at my place?’ Thương said, explaining how natural and simple his parents’ generation considered marriage among cousins. Now a forty-something farmer, Thương has two sons, 26 and...more
May 11, 2023, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"This need for capital is common among small- and medium-enterprise (SME) business owners. But it can be problematic for women, who often face lenders’ biases as well as roadblocks related to lack of collateral...Even though female entrepreneurs bring in an average annual revenue similar to men’s, women in Vietnam still receive fewer bank loans than their male counterparts. This limits opportunities for women—and that’s where VPBank saw a chance to make a difference. It was one of the first Vietnamese banks to adopt a strategy specifically designed for women-owned SMEs. Its partnership with IFC goes beyond funding; it includes advice from IFC to facilitate access to non-financial services for women-owned...more
May 11, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"https://africalandpolicy.org/eu-programme/land-law-in-vietnam While both men and women may be denied their land (and property) rights, women are more frequently marginalized due to gendered social and legal norms that block their exercise of these rights. The Vietnam Land Access for Women (LAW) Program addresses this gap in (women’s) land and property rights. The LAW Program is carried out Washington-based International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Hanoi-based Institute for Social Development Studies (ISDS) with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This Program aims to increase farmers’ awareness of land rights, facilitate their ability to exercise these rights, collect evidence on the (key) barriers farmers face in upholding...more
May 11, 2023, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"[I]n Vietnam where women still experience limited access to land and credit, the government has given financial assistance to enterprises affected by COVID-19—including a 15 percent reduction in land rental fees and a 2 percent reduction in loan interest rates—as an emergency response" (5).
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria, China, Comoros, D R Congo, Estonia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Madagascar, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5

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