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The number of Vietnamese workers entering the Republic of Korea (RoK) is expected to rise, reaching 183 at the end of this month, according to the Management Board of Vietnamese Laborers in RoK.

Several companies in Hanoi have been locked down after many staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Difficult and dangerous working conditions and shortages of support equipment are the main causes of the rising number of forest rangers leaving their jobs in the central highlands region of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 13th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on November 25- 26 via videoconference, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on November 22.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has forecast that total import-export revenue this year may reach a new record, at between 640 - 645 billion USD, with a slight trade deficit.

After 25 years of development, the Vietnamese stock market is playing a more important role in attracting capital, supporting the commercial banking system. Therefore the target is to turn the market into the main channel of medium and long-term

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to leave Hanoi on November 22 for an official visit to Japan, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) on November 22 presented the President’s decisions to assign 12 officers, including two females, to South Sudan and the Central African Republic to work for the United Nations peacekeeping missions there.

The Vietnamese Embassy in collaboration with the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia is launching a programme to popularize Vietnam’s Tra (pangasius) fish in various Australian cities.

The National Traffic Safety Committee, Vietnam Television and Toyota Vietnam jointly hosted a ceremony on November 21 evening to commemorate victims of traffic accidents in Vietnam.

Fourteen Vietnamese nationals trafficked to Myanmar were brought home on November 21.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Japan from November 22-25 is expected to lift the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership to a new height.

The Vietnamese internet economy could reach 220 billion USD in Gross Merchandise Volume by 2030, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2021 Report recently published by Temasek, Google and management consulting firm Bain & Company.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,889 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday including more than 5,000 cases found in the community, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has recommended that schools should be reopened for fully vaccinated students from grades nine to 12 in COVID-19 low- and medium-risk areas on December 10.

Singapore's government is easing some of the tight social curbs it imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, after infections stabilised in the city-state over the past month.

The Vietnamese national team will enter the AFF Cup 2020 as defending champions with a strong determination to defend their title.

A month on from implementing a Government resolution on safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of COVID-19, the number of critically-ill cases has fallen significantly, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.