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More than 20 workers gathered in front of the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office (VECO) Sunday to call for a direct hiring scheme to replace the current brokerage system. One worker said the required brokerage fees to go to Taiwan for work is $4,000, and could be higher in some cases. The workers wanted brokerage fees to be lowered in the future and laws to regulate "unscrupulous manpower agencies." Besides the brokerage fees, which are several times their monthly income, Vietnamese workers in Taiwan also have to pay for passports, medical checkups and deposits to ensure they will not run away from employers, said Chuang Shu-ching, a social worker at the Vietnamese Migrant Workers and Immigrants Office. Taiwan has become a sought after destination for Vietnamese seeking jobs overseas ever since it lifted a 10-year ban on certain categories of Vietnamese workers in 2015. Vietnamese workers in the territory can earn $700 - $800 a month, three or four times the typical remuneration in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese workers in Taiwan want direct hiring, bypassing brokers

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has instructed local authorities in Ha Nam Province to provide support to an elderly woman and her son who has schizophrenia. Thu feeds her son through the cage Duong Thi Thu, 74, in Ly Nhan District’s Dong Ly Commune said that her son Duong Van Toan, 35, has been living with mental problems for 17 years. Toan is now being kept in an iron cage to prevent him from attacking other people. Thu has to feed her son through the cage every day. Their meals are very poor with just rice and some sesame and salt and then she usually takes leftover food. “My husband died 20 years ago. My son was in good health until he was 18 years old. Since then, he has been suffering from mental problems,” Thu said. After their story was published, the Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has asked Ha Nam authorities to support Thu's family. Tran Hong Son, head of the Social Protection Office under … [Read more...] about Minister issues directives to help mentally-ill man in Ha Nam

There are four flights a week in either direction on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, the budget carrier said in a release on Monday. The first flight from Hanoi to the Indian capital left on December 7. It is a thrice-weekly service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For decades airlines in the two countries disregarded the other market, but last month Indian carrier IndiGo launched direct flights from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to HCMC and Hanoi, the first ever direct flights between the two countries. Randir Brar of Indian travel agency Destinos India told VnExpress that the number of Indian visitors to Vietnam could see a surge following the launch of the direct flights. "The direct air routes will help cut traveling time between the two countries from 15 to six hours, making it easier for Indians to travel to Vietnam." Vietjet had announced plans for a HCMC-New Delhi service in July last year, but they failed to materialize. India is one of the fastest … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air begins flying to India

At the 3rd High-level Meeting and 1st Stakeholder Forum of the VEPG in Hanoi on December 10 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 40 policy recommendations for a sustainable energy future in Vietnam were introduced by the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) at the 3rd High-level Meeting and 1st Stakeholder Forum of the VEPG in Hanoi on December 10. The recommendations focus on five areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy sector reform, access to energy, and energy data and statistics. According to Rainer Brohm, an international coordinator of the VEPG’s Secretariat, the VEPG Technical Working Groups have worked to give support in solar feed-in tariff (FIT) price and revised solar power purchase agreements (PPAs), as well as rooftop solar power programme in Vietnam. Besides, they also helped Vietnam develop electricity wholesale market and Direct Power Purchase Agreements (DPPA). However, more works need to be done to connect renewable energy to the … [Read more...] about Forum looks into sustainable energy development in Vietnam

Production at the Hoya Glass Disk Vietnam Company in Thang Long Industrial Park, Ha Noi. The capital city attracted $7 billion in FDI in the first 11 months this year. — Photo kinhtedothi.vn Ha Noi attracted the most foreign direct investment (FDI) in Viet Nam during the first 11 months of this year with US$7 billion, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total, according to the Ha Noi Department of Planning and Investment. This figure was higher than the $6.3 billion registered in the same period last year. Total registered investment capital for new projects and additions to existing projects reached about $2.1 billion, including $1.6 million for 788 new projects and $580 million for 160 existing projects. During the 11 months, foreign investors poured $5.3 billion into Ha Noi through capital contributions and share purchases. Foreign investors have chosen Ha Noi thanks to its good infrastructure, completed industrial zones and convenient transportation. The capital is one of … [Read more...] about Ha Noi attracts highest FDI in 11 months