VnExpress – By An Hong July 4, 2016 | 04:26 pm GMT+7
Over 10,000 civil servants lost their jobs in the first half of 2016 as the government seeks to balance the budget.
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However, the figure fell far short of the target of removing 40,000 civil servants, or 1.5 percent of the current 2.6 million payroll, Vietnam News Agency cited Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan as saying on Monday.