Drawn by higher pay, many in the border locality cross the border to the neighbouring country to work but their illegal status might bring more risks than rewards.

Police in central province of Thanh Hoá on Sunday announced that they successfully stopped a group of 11 men from illegally crossing border for work in China.

Director General of the Việt Nam Consular Department Vũ Việt Anh speaks to the Thế giới & Việt Nam (World & Việt Nam) newspaper on the country’s resolve to protect its citizens overseas.

Labourers are asked to return to Việt Nam when their contracts end. If they do return, they will have the chance to return to South Korea to work.

The NA’s Standing Committee agreed to extend the period for a pilot programme to issue electronic visas to foreigners until February 1, 2021.

Nguyễn Văn Thắng had decided to quit a job as a masonry to study Korean language with a dream of working in the Republic of Korea to support his family.

More than 500 illegal foreigners working illegally at Vĩnh Tân Power Centre have been reported to Bình Thuận Province People’s Committee by the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on Sunday that it will temporarily stop enrolling workers from 58 districts to work in South Korea this year.

South Korea will temporarily stop receiving workers from 44 districts and towns in 10 Vietnamese provinces and cities, a document released by the labour ministry last Friday said.

Human trafficking is serious, complicated, and has been reported in all 63 provinces and cities across the country, said major-general Nguyễn Phong Hòa, deputy director of the General Department of Police under the Ministry of Public Security, at a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday.