The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) is taking strong measures to earn VND1 quadrillion (US$39.4 billion) in revenue this year.

Vietnam sent 130,640 workers abroad, including 41.039 females, in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4%, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VOV.VN - The southern province of Binh Duong will play host the second National Forum on Digital Economy and Digital Society Development on November 13-14, said organisers.

Vietnam’s labour market faces a critical challenge as many low-skilled workers, despite losing their jobs, are reluctant to pursue vocational training programmes aimed at helping them switch careers.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan provided insights into their respective sectors and addressed pressing concerns raised by lawmakers at the 15th National Assembly’s eighth session in Hanoi on November 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 31 hailed labour partnership between Vietnam and Qatar as a traditional area of cooperation that leaders of the two countries have paid much attention to and the two sides can supplement each other.

A working delegation led by Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Bärbel Kofler on October 29 visited LILAMA2 International Technology College (LILAMA2) in the southern province of Dong Nai in an effort to promote Vietnam-Germany cooperation in vocational training and labour migration.

A delegation from Hai Duong province, led by Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held meetings in the Czech Republic on October 24 to advance bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment and labour.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has sent more than 113,000 workers abroad to work under contracts over thepast nin months of the year, meeting 91% of the target set for this year, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs has announced plans to continue inspecting companies that provide overseas labour services in the final months of 2024.