Vietnam sent nearly 72,300 labourers abroad in the first half of 2023, accounting for 65.72% of the whole year plan, and 1.55 times higher than the same period last year. Nearly 72,300 Vietnamese labourers sent abroad in H1. (Photo:VNA) According to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Japan was the largest...

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 6 for Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng, during which he stressed the need for the two countries to strengthen cooperation and share experience in vocational training and in enhancing the digital capability...

A conference was held in Hanoi on July 5 to discuss the role of the youth in the implementation of sustainable development goals in Vietnam. An overview of the conference (Photo: nhandan.vn) A survey released by ActionAid Vietnam and partners showed that nearly 57% the of youngsters held that a lack of knowledge and career skills is one...

In 2022, the province's Public Administration Reform index (PAR index) dropped 31 places compared to 2021. In which, there were a number of sub-indexes that decreased in both scores and ratings. This is the lowest result of the province since the Ministry of Home Affairs made the determination of this index up to now. Youth union members of Lang...

Vietnam is the 41st most peaceful country among 163 countries and territories studied in the 2023 Global Peace Index, up four places compared to the year before. With the score of 1.745 (the lower the better), Vietnam is among the nations with “high” level of peace. (Photo: chinhphu.vn) The annual study of the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace...

The eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Chemicals and Waste (AWGCW-8) was held in Hanoi on July 5. Delegates at the meeting commit to cooperate on preventing illegal cross-border transport of chemicals and hazardous wastes. (Photo: VNA) Co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the ASEAN Secretariat, the event is an occasion...

A conference was held in Hanoi on July 4 to evaluate the role of green hydrogen in Vietnam’s energy policy, contributing to implementing the National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII). (Photo: nangluongvietnam.vn) At the conference, jointly held by the French Embassy in Vietnam and the Hydrogene de...

Since the end of June, the water levels in hydropower reservoirs have been rising and technical problems of a number of thermopower turbines solved, ensuring a basically sufficient power supply in the north, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai. From now to the end of 2023, the power supply for production and people’s activities...

In addition to promoting the key role in the fight against drug-related crimes, in recent years, the provincial police force has also focused on building communes, wards and towns free of drug. Thereby, it gradually contributes to preventing this evil, creating a safe and healthy environment for socio-economic development. Currently, in Chi Lang district, there are 6 communes without...

The Vietnamese National Assembly’s adoption of the law on amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam will contribute to attracting more international tourists to the Southeast Asian nation and boost its socio-economic development, said the German travel site reisetopia.de. Tourists take a paragliding tour in...