Vietnam’s labour market navigated persistent hurdles in the third quarter despite broader economic gains, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, acting head of the Department of Population and Labour Statistics at the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office.

A conference to boost human resources connectivity between the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long and Japan’s Niigata prefecture was held in the Vietnamese province on August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s population is scheduled to reach 100 million this year, making it the 15th most populous country worldwide.

Despite the efforts of Japan and Vietnam, the participation of Vietnamese enterprises in the supply chain of supporting industry products of Japan is still limited.

The domestic labour market is bouncing back, with 50 million people getting jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Despite negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam continues to be an attractive destination for foreign investors, especially those operating in the warehouse sector thanks to its advantage of geographical location and skilled labour force.

Business activities of enterprises have begun to recover after one month of implementation of Government Resolution on the adoption of provisional guidelines on safe, flexible living with COVID-19, with the number of new enterprises registered in November up by 44.6% compared to the previous month.

VOV.VN - A group of experts of the Hanoi-based National Economics University have put forward several immediate solutions to remove bottlenecks and connect disrupted supply chains that have impacted localities hit by COVID-19.

The quality of skilled labour in Vietnam is still not meeting minimum standards, according to Le Thi Xuan Quynh, an official from the Central Institute for Economic Management.

VOV.VN - Deputies to the National Assembly approved a resolution at their ongoing first session in Hanoi on July 27 that sets major socio-economic targets for 2021-2025.