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Vietnam striving to promote sustainable marine aquaculture development Vietnam striving to promote sustainable marine aquaculture development hinh anh 1 A shrimp farming area in Phu Yen province Vietnam is to have 280,000 ha of marine aquaculture area and 10.5 million cubic metres of farming cages by 2025, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Annual marine aquaculture output and export turnover are expected to reach 850,000 tonnes and between 800 million and 1 billion USD, the ministry said. The MARD has taken a series of measures to promote sustainable marine aquaculture in coastal areas nationwide, towards turning the sector into a key part of the country’s maritime economy by 2045. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said agencies have coordinated with coastal localities to review and build a plan for aquaculture development in Vietnam to 2030 with a vision to 2045. The plan will focus on … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 7

That was announced at the meeting with Deputy Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan yesterday upon approval of the department’s plan. In addition to job creation, the Department planned to provide vocational training for 371,000 students as well as offering 300,000 jobs to employees and reduce poverty households by 0.4 percent. At the meeting, Mr. Hoan requested the Department to support foreign experts who are working for companies in the city by allowing them to enter Vietnam as soon as possible but still follow Covid-19 preventative measures. Simultaneously, the Department must take heed of training to workers and enhance connection between skilled employees with employers to satisfy enterprises’ demand of high quality workers. Additionally, the Department must pay attention to job creation for former drug addicts and apply friendly management in drug rehabilitation facilities. By Manh Hoa - Translated by Dan Thuy … [Read more...] about HCMC sets target of creating 140,000 new jobs in 2021

Workers join a language fluency test to meet criteria for working in the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Regulations related to service fees targeting Vietnamese guest workers are being amended to cut cost for them and ensure transparency. The National Assembly (NA) discussed the draft revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers on June 10. It is expected to be passed at the NA’s meeting in October. Cutting cost for guest workers The law’s regulations on fees were adjusted to be suitable to the current market and international trends, and ensure employers’ responsibilities toward guest workers. Instead of asking the labourers to pay all service fees, the draft law regulates that if the worker’s foreign employer has paid an amount of service charge to the company, the worker would only pay the company an amount equal to the ceiling service charge rate minus the amount paid by the foreign employer. Chang-Hee Lee , Director of … [Read more...] about Regulations adjusted to facilitate guest workers