The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Transport have reached an agreement on the testing protocol for truckers, a move that will likely solve the shortage of essential goods in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Bank of Thailand on 23 June 2021 predicted that the Thai economy would expand by 1.8 % in 2021 and 3.9 % in 2022 This would be lower than the previous projection owing to lower foreign tourist figures and domestic demand held down by the third wave of the outbreak.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed an inter-ministerial working group be founded to tackle the container shortages and stabilise logistics fees which have skyrocketed recently.

Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, has advised Vietnam’s manufacturing industry leaders to implement cobots to address skills and labour shortage as well as achieve higher productivity.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Quang Phong and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fukuroi city in Japan Kinji Mizutani discussed ways to deal with the shortage of labourers caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Japan during their recent talks.

VOV.VN - The country is presently home to 101,550 skilled foreign workers, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) unveiled a decision on April 13 aimed at extending the period of stay by one year for approximately 115,000 foreign workers, including those from Vietnam, in an effort to deal with continued labour shortages faced by small businesses in both the farming and fishing sectors.

VOV.VN - Despite the labour and employment situation during the fourth quarter showing some positive signs in comparison to the initial quarters of the year, the unemployment rate and underemployment rates remain higher than those in 2019, according to figures compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A shortage of personnel has been creating problems for coastal areas in supervising fishing boats, an agricultural official told a conference on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing held recently in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

VOV.VN - A number of international schools and English teaching centres nationwide are facing the prospect of a shortage of foreign teachers caused by the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.