Potential for cooperation between Vietnam and Germany remains huge with new opportunities, as Germany is currently an economic locomotive of the European Union (EU), and also Vietnam’s largest trading partner in the region, according to Ambassador Vu Quang Minh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent as many as 103,026 workers overseas under labour contracts over the past three quarters, meeting 114.47% of the target set for the year and representing a 2.4-fold increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - It remains imperative to roll out drastic measures aimed at fast-tracking the disbursement of public investment capital and the realisation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme, as well as three national target programmes.

VOV.VN - Through social media platforms advertising "light work, high salary", many Vietnamese people have been sold into a life of working for online gambling establishments, massage services, and disguised karaoke parlours in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - At least three construction workers were killed and eight others were injured in a wall collapse in central Vietnam on September 15.

With a large workforce, lower labour costs and sizeable market, Vietnam is one of the popular destinations for Singapore’s start-ups, according to The Straits Times.

As of September 7, more than 4.6 million labourers nationwide had received housing rent support worth over VND3.1 trillion (over US$131.46 million) under a recent decision of the Prime Minister, equivalent to 83.3% of the total approved registrations.

Japan will strengthen the inspection of labour unions to ensure rights of Vietnamese guest workers, Japanese Minister of Justice Hanashi Yasuhiro told Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at their talks in Tokyo on September 6.

The proposal has been presented for feedback from ministries and departments, before being submitted to the prime minister for approval.

Over 1 million Vietnamese nationals have been sent abroad to work in the past decade, up nearly 40% from the figure recorded in the pre-2012 period, according to a report delivered at a nationwide conference held in Hanoi on August 25.