Tenth parliament sitting to start Tuesday, last three weeks The tenth sitting of the 14th-tenure National Assembly will be held starting Tuesday, with the first working week being online and a two-week long plenary session held in mid-November in Hà Nội.

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New decree aims to tackle Vietnamese labourers illegally staying overseas

A new Government decree has been issued detailing increased fines for agencies that illegally send workers overseas and for workers who overstay their permits.

Japan, Taiwan top places for labour export in 2019 Taiwan and Japan are expected to remain the top destinations for Vietnamese workers this year with 90 per cent of all overseas employees working there.

Việt Nam seeks to send more workers to Germany: minister There are about 1,000 Vietnamese nurses working in Germany at present.

Mobile banking project launched for low income people and women

Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) on Friday officially launched the project “Mobile Banking – Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment for Low Income People and Women in Việt Nam” - Phase 2 (Mobile Banking 2).

Schools offer courses for overseas workers, students

Many colleges and universities are offering courses and college-level programmes in foreign languages, culture and academic subjects for students who plan to work abroad.

Japan’s open-door policy for foreign workers - a boon for Việt Nam1

With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups.

HCM City earns US$2bn in remittance

Remittance inflows to HCM City in the first five months of this year reached US$2 billion, almost double compared to the first quarter of 2018.

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.