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Delegates at the government’s regular press briefing for January 2026. (Photo: VNA)

Lunar New Year average bonus for workers up 13%

Based on reports from more than 50,000 enterprises which are employing over 4.2 million workers, the Tet bonuses for the 2026 Lunar New Year averaged 8.69 million VND, a 13% increase from the previous year.

Vietnam implements a strategy to develop high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam’s semiconductor surge underscores mounting demand for skilled engineers

Current estimates show around 7,000 engineers working in IC design, another 7,000–8,000 in packaging, testing, materials and semiconductor equipment, and about 10,000 technicians across packaging, testing and materials manufacturing. Together with more than 100 overseas Vietnamese experts engaged through the National Innovation Network, Vietnam’s semiconductor workforce totals around 15,000.

Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture in Hanoi on November 15. (Photo: VNA)

Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture welcomed in Vietnam

Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Kanagawa prefecture, affirmed Kanagawa’s commitment to further strengthening cooperation with Vietnam in labour, cultural and people-to-people exchange, and in encouraging more Kanagawa enterprises to invest in Vietnam.

Vietnam, Tuvalu establish diplomatic ties

Vietnam, Tuvalu establish diplomatic ties

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Le Hoai Trung and Tuvaluan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Labour, and Trade Paulson Panapa signed a joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries on September 24 (local time).

Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang receives Shin Jung Hoon, Chairman of the Public Administration and Security Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK), in Hanoi on August 19. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, RoK law enforcement agencies step up cooperation

Amid complex global developments and emerging security challenges, Vietnam and the RoK must continue to consolidate political trust and deepen cooperation across diplomacy, security-defence, economy, science-technology, labour, health, and education.

Inidonesian Minister for the Protection of Migrant Workers (P2MI), Abdul Kadir Karding (left), addressing a press conference in Jakarta on January 6, 2025. (Photo: ANTARA)

Indonesia sets ambitious labour export target for 2025

Indonesia aims to send at least 425,000 workers abroad in 2025, a move expected to boost the nation’s economic growth by 0.52% and generate over 300 trillion IDR (18.5 billion USD) in foreign exchange earnings, according to Minister of Migrant Worker Protection Abdul Kadir Karding.

Illustrative photo (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)

Small and medium-sized enterprises focus on ESG practices

More small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices into their operations amid the global trend of sustainable development and responsible business.

Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)

Over 42% of firms foresee better business performance in Q4

Over 42% of 30,587 enterprises in the processing-manufacturing sector that joined a recent quarterly survey by the General Statistics Office (GSO) expect their business performance in the fourth quarter of 2024 to be better than Q3.