Companies in Đồng Nai, HCM City face staff shortage

The increase in the number of foreign companies and corporations choosing Việt Nam for investment and production, but recruitment of staff has faced problems, according to labour departments and centres.

Companies hit by shortage of skillful Chinese workers due to virus

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has disrupted several companies in Việt Nam as thousands of Chinese workers have been unable to return to work after Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Việt Nam makes significant progress in labour quality Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung spoke to Vietnam News Agency about his ministry's achievements in 2019 and measures it plans to implement to reach its goals in 2020.

An Giang Province to train rural workforce

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to provide vocational training to 12,000 people living in rural areas this year and jobs for 80 per cent of them subsequently, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vocational training facilities to be merged to ensure quality Nguyễn Thế Hùng, head of the Full Time Training Department, Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, talks to Kinh Tế&Đô Thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) about ways to attract students to vocational training facilities.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu lures $174m investment

The People’s Committee of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province on Monday granted licences to five new and capital-added projects worth a combined US$174 million during a meeting with more than 300 representatives from associations, economic organisations and investors.

2020 key for tech start-ups in Việt Nam

Like many other Asian countries, Việt Nam is racing its regional counterparts to spur economic innovation with artificial intelligence (AI). Experts say voice recognition technology, AI, blockchain and big data will be major trends in 2020.

Việt Nam sends more than 650,000 workers overseas 2019 was the fourth consecutive year Việt Nam sent more than 120,000 workers overseas, said Director of the Overseas Labour Department Tống Hải Nam.

GDP growth forecast robust for 2020

Việt Nam would look to maintain economic growth of 6.76 per cent this year, according to the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Making bells through the ages

For more than two hundred years, a village in Nam Định Province has produced bells.