Population
Migration
Vietnamese population in Japan quadruples over five years: report
The Vietnamese expat population in Japan increased by four times from 2010-2016 to 232,562. Keep reading ...
Minh Nga
VN plans to send unemployed university graduates to Japan
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drawing up a plan to send trained workers abroad in 2018-2020, under which 54,000 unemployed workers finishing universities, junior colleges and vocational schools in certain majors would be sent to Japan, South Korea and Germany. Keep ...
Mai Chi
2017 set new labour exports record
Vietnam had 134,751 guest workers employed abroad last year, exceeding the set target by 28.3% and equivalent to 106.7% of 2016’s figure. 2017 set a record as the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has had more than 100,000 workers in foreign job markets.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Climate change is triggering a migrant crisis in Vietnam
Crop failures, saltwater intrusion and flooding are a few of the factors threatening a looming migrant crisis in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, say researchers.Keep reading ...
Alex Chapman/Van Pham
VN to send 100,000 workers abroad annually
Vietnam plans each year to send 100,000 to 120,000 labourers to other countries by 2020, according to Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Japan likely to become top labour market of Vietnam in 2018
The Japanese labour export market is seen as the most successful employment market for Vietnamese guest workers as it offers diverse industries suitable for all working classes.Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Compulsory social insurance may drive foreign employees away from Vietnam
Vietnam’s labor ministry is seeking public opinion on a new rule that would require foreign workers to pay social insurance, the ministry recently said.Keep reading ...
Ngan Anh
New national citizen management system will not be available until 2020
The transition from Việt Nam’s decades-old household residency book system to a new online national database will not take place until 2020, according to the Ministry of Public Security.Keep reading ...
Vietnam News Reporter
Vietnamese diplomat calls for long-term solution to refugee problem
The UN Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee (Third Committee) on November 1 held a general debate on a report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on issues related to refugees, returners, displaced people and humanitarian issues. Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Anh, deputy ...
VNA reporter
VN to set up population database
A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying administrative procedures.Keep reading ...
