Rational strategies needed in response to ageing population: Deputy Minister

Sound strategies should be put in place in response to Vietnam’s ageing population, which has one of the fastest rates in the world, according to Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung.Keep reading ...

VNA Reporter

Mandatory social insurance for expat workers creates burden on enterprises

Compulsory social insurance for foreigners working in Vietnam is creating a heavy burden on local enterprises, according to a report by the Investment and Trade Working Group of the Vietnam Business Forum.Keep reading ...

Thuy Dung

National population & housing census to begin on April 1, 2019

The General Statistics Office has announced that the 2019 national population and housing census will begin on April 1 next year. The census will collect essential information on the population and housing situation nationwide to serve the research and analysis of the population and housing development ...

VNA Reporter

Over 80,000 foreigners working in Vietnam

Vietnam is now home to more than 80,000 foreign workers, according to Le Quang Trung, deputy head of the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading   ...

VNA Reporter

Labour confederation wants bigger role in supporting overseas workers

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed amending the law on Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts to give trade union organisations direct participation in protecting overseas labourers.Keep reading ...

VOV Reporter

U.S. to suspend certain visas for Vietnamese nationals

The U.S. will temporarily cease the issuance of a number of investment and religious worker visas for Vietnamese citizens from March 23. Those who have been scheduled for an interview for SR (religious worker), I5 or R5 visas will not be allowed to reschedule after March ...

Song Minh

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

Vietnam’s population to reach 94.7 million in 2018

Vietnam’s population will rise by one million, its life expectancy will hit 73.7, and the infant sex ratio will be 112.8 boys/100 girls in 2018, according to the Vietnam General Office for Population-Family Planning (GOPFP).Keep reading ...

Trong Nhan

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

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