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The property market in Bien Hoa city, southern Dong Nai province, has been booming in the last few months.

With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups.

Strict requirements in language and professional skills are the main obstacles for Vietnamese caregivers who wish to work as interns in Japan under the Japanese Government’s training programme for foreigners.

After the sea-crossing bridge of Tan Vu – Lach Huyen opened on September 2, 2017, tourist arrivals in Cat Ba island district of northern Hai Phong city surged by 150 percent year on year from then to May 2018.

Vietnamese orderly apprentices will receive free Japanese language and professional training courses before working in Japan as stipulated under an MoC signed between the two countries on August 3.

Trade unions should work to ensure workers’ rights and interests amid challenges arising from the implementation of the CPTPP, a trade union official stated on August 3.

The Malaysian government has pledged to review the existing system for the import of foreign workers to eradicate monopolies by companies, said Malaysian Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran on July 28.

Japan has set a target of accepting 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by the summer of 2020 to address a chronic labour shortage in the nursing sector.

Malaysia’s Immigration Department has pledged to further intensify operations to round up illegal immigrants in the time ahead.

The Government of Malaysia is eyeing to put in place a proper policy for foreign workers, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The Thai government has reminded foreign labourers to verify their nationality and complete the authorisation process for working in Thailand by June 30, reiterating that employees and employers will face legal action if they miss the deadline.

The Embassy of Vietnam in the Republic of Korea is working with local authorities to protect the legitimate rights and interest of two Vietnamese allegedly abused when working on a fishing vessel in Seogwipo City, Jeju Island, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

The Malaysian government will review foreign worker agreements with all countries involved in order to reduce dependency on guest workers.

Vietnam is now home to more than 80,000 foreign workers, according to Le Quang Trung, deputy head of the Department of employment under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Thousands of workers joined the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPI) at a rally near the presidential palace in Jakarta on the International Labour Day or May Day (May 1) to call on the Government to give more job opportunities to domestic labourers.

No Vietnamese workers have been found injured or dead in a massive fire that broke out at a factory’s dormitory in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) around 9:00 pm on April 29.

The Lao Government has offered a number of non-tax incentives in a bid to promote the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, reported the Vientiane Times on April 27.

The Prime Minister of Thailand has urged foreigners who seek employment in Thailand to apply for a work permit before the end of June, stressing that the government strictly follows the international rule of law when taking care of alien workers in the Kingdom.

Spokesperson of the Thai Government Sansern Kaewkamnerd has warned that foreign labourers without work permit and visa will face legal action.

The European Union (EU) has commended the Thai government for its management of foreign labourers, noting significant progress in their registration.