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Vietnam cares for its veterans
April 18, 2016Vietnam spends 25 percent of its national budget providing pensions and social services to the nine million people who are veterans or related to them.
Read moreVietnam places a high value on education
April 15, 2016Today, primary education is compulsory and tuition "free," and according to statistics, the national literacy rate in Vietnam has reached 97.3 percent for those aged 15-50.
Read moreColombian prisoner David Ravelo speaks to North Americans
April 14, 2016Prisoner David Ravelo presented two reports that offer a local and intensely personal perspective on struggle in Colombia for rights and survival.
Read moreFrench right-wing party in hot water over Panama Papers
April 13, 2016We now know that two "allies" of Front National's leader Marine Le Pen, have been named in the Panama Papers.
Read moreLeft shut out in Peru presidential runoff; only right-wing candidates remain
April 13, 2016The April vote was held under conditions of instability and confusion.
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