Amid deeper international integration, the Vietnamese language serves not only as a means of communication but also as a repository of the nation’s history, knowledge, cultural identity and collective memory.
Vietnam sent more than 132,000 labourers abroad in the first 10 months of 2023, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands has coordinated with the Vietnamese Association in the country to organise a series of activities in celebration of the 133rd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on October 28 held a ceremony to announce a decision on the establishment its Steering Committee for the protection of Vietnamese citizens abroad.
Vietnam sent over 56,800 workers, including 21,238 females, abroad to work under labour contracts over the first seven months of 2022, equivalent to 63.2 percent of the target set for the year.
2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries opening doors for Vietnamese workers overseas.
Vietnam sent more than 140,000 workers to work abroad in 2018, up 7 percent against the previous year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
A total of 65,776 Vietnamese people, including 23,946 women, went abroad to work in the first seven months of this year, according to statistics from labour export companies.
Celebrations for the 70th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam took place in Australia, Angola, the US and Singapore on August 28.
