VOV.VN - As many as 72,294 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad during the first six months of the year, meeting 65.72% of the annual target, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) exchanged 17 cooperation documents in various areas in Hanoi on June 23 in the presence of the two countries’ presidents.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 23 in Hanoi regarding sending and receiving Vietnamese migrant workers to work in the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) Program.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese workers based in Changwon city of Gyeongsangnam province in the Republic of Korea (RoK) were given updates on local laws at a meeting held on June 11.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese guest workers registering to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) have increased sharply, according to the Vietnam Centre for Overseas Labour.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam EPS (Employment Permit System) Labour Management Office, in collaboration with the Support Centre for Foreign Workers in Uijeongbu city of Gyeonggi province, held a meeting on April 23 with Vietnamese labourers working in the city and surrounding areas to update them on the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s laws.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) plans to employ more than 12,000 Vietnamese workers this year, under the terms of the Employment Permit System (EPS).

VOV.VN - Vietnam regards the European Union (EU) as a top important partner in its foreign policy, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said during a reception in Hanoi on February 23 for Chair of the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister.

The Chair of the European Parliament (EP)’s Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister has affirmed Vietnam is an important partner of the European Union (EU) and noted his wish for stronger cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.