Increasing the regional minimum wage has raised concerns over a potential trade-off with social allowances that would block the new wages from increasing employees' real income. 

The Hanoi People’s Court on August 21 opened legal proceedings against a criminal case regarding an illegal virtual gold trading floor.

Vietnam Airlines has revealed that it has received the eighth of the 14 Airbus A350 aircraft it has ordered from Airbus.

Six APEC member economies are displaying agricultural products and advanced agri-production technologies required to address food security and sustainably develop agriculture at an exhibition that opened in Can Tho city on August 21. 

Low-cost airline Vietjet is the official transportation sponsor for the Miss Universe Vietnam Contest 2017, accompanying the event for the second consecutive year.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged that compensation for four central coastal provinces hit by marine incident must ensure openness, transparency and democracy. 

VOV.VN - Nine Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested by Thai coast guards for fishing illegally in Thai waters were handed back to the Vietnam Embassy on August 21 after being held for a year.

The APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Working Group (ACTWG) held a meeting with sponsors on August 21 on the framework of the ongoing third Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 3) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Health officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are expected to have a hectic day in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22 with two policy dialogues and one meeting of the Health Working Group (HWG).

Red Cross volunteers of the Japanese prefecture of Kyushu and their counterparts from the northern province of Quang Ninh began planting mangrove forest in Song Khoai commune, Quang Yen township, on August 21.  

VOV.VN - A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday, August 21, that Do Trung Hieu, one of the kidnapped fishermen in the Philippines late last year is now safe and on his way home, reports the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - National law enforcement authorities in Vietnam say they have seized about 59 kilograms of heroin, 36,000 ecstasy pills and busted up a major Vietnam-China transnational drug syndicate.

VOV.VN - Driven by a desire to serve the poor and needy, Vietnamese medical doctors on Sunday, August 20, provided free medical check-ups and other care to residents of Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Almost every Vietnamese woman in an Institute for Workers and Trade Unions poll conducted earlier this year think gender will count against them at some point during their career.

Officials of the APEC Health Working Group gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, expecting to address a range of issues in order to build a healthy Asia-Pacific region. 

Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have exchanged experience in emergency preparedness at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Foreign workers in Vietnam can apply for work permits online from October 2, according to a circular recently issued by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VOV.VN - A fire destroyed a 2-storey karaoke club in the district of Nghi Xuan in the town of Xuan An in central Ha Tinh Province shortly after 7pm on Saturday, August 19, reported Zing.vn.

VOV.VN - A semi-tractor blew a tire and rolled over on National Highway 1 in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, August 21, that led to overnight closures and massive efforts to repair the roads in time for morning rush hour.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport opened the Ca Pass road tunnel, the most modern of its kind in the country, to traffic today (August 21).     

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said the quality of Vietnamese workers has been improved over recent years, meeting the requirements of regional labour markets.

Hanoi needs to intensify food safety inspections and investigations, as well as promote the safe cultivation of raw materials and agricultural products, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.  

The Association of Vietnamese Students in the US held a cultural programme called “Vong tay nuoc My” in New York from August 18 – 20.

President Tran Dai Quang has called on the nation to be aware of the threat of cyber crime and the importance of ensuring network safety and security as the country embarks on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien ordered Hanoi authorities to promote communication work to raise public awareness of dengue fever prevention during a trip to inspect disease control in Thuy Khue ward, Tay Ho district on August 20.

Labor experts have issued warnings about the sacking of workers over 35 years old, especially at foreign invested enterprises (FIEs).

Empire Group, the investor of Cocobay, has officially lauched its Coco Bus Tour using open top double decker buses. The tour is expected to cross 25 popular and scenic stops from Danang International Airport to the southern part of the city.

A man in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang has been arrested for sending threatening text messages to the chairman of the municipal administration.

The US$740 million project is expected to reduce travel times by 40 minutes.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said the quality of Vietnamese workers has been improved over recent years, meeting the requirements of regional labour markets.