Police in Canada free 43 Mexicans from near slavery

Forty-three Mexicans duped in immigration scams have been freed after being forced to work for almost nothing in Canadian hotels, police said Monday.

Japan to grant permanent residency to foreign workers with high-level skills

Japanese government plans to create a new residency status tentatively called “worker with particular skills” (see below), as part of a new system for accepting more foreign workers, it has been learned.

All Vietnamese are to have decent houses of their own

Nguyễn Văn Lý, deputy director general of the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policy, speaks to the newspaper Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the challenges the bank has faced over the last five months implementing the Government Decree 100/2015 on the National Social Housing Program

Student enrollment boom puts pressure on HCM City system

A significant increase in the number of students for the 2018-2019 academic year in HCM City is putting pressure on schools that lack a sufficient number of teachers and facilities, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

PM calls for increased Mekong co-operation

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc called on six countries along the Mekong River to increase co-operation in protecting, managing and effectively and sustainably using water resources in the river while addressing the Mekong-Lancang Co-operation (MLC) Summit which opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, yesterday.

City should ensure insurance coverage

HCM City health centres that provide treatment to patients with HIV/AIDS should merge by the end of the year with district-level hospitals if the centres are unable to expand services to upgrade into general health clinics, which offer various kinds of treatment to all patients, a city official has said.

Obama ends decades-old policy for Cuban migrants

US President Barack Obama on Thursday ended a decades-old policy that allowed Cuban migrants who arrived illegally on US soil to stay.

Temp residents need to register

Increased numbers of people flocking to cities for work and study make renting a thriving business, but managing temporary residences for migrants has emerged as a new burden for cities.

Lawmakers debate public grievances More attention from leaders would reduce complaints from citizens, legislators agreed at yesterday's discussion.

Ban on migrants is discriminatory There is a Vietnamese proverb that goes "living peacefully in a good house helps a career flourish". However, to earn a living, many migrants are now forced to leave their hometowns for urban areas.