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Young South Koreans make a beeline for Vietnam as jobs dry up at home

Young South Koreans make a beeline for Vietnam as jobs dry up at home

A bad job crunch is pushing many South Koreans to seek employment abroad, and Vietnam is a favored posting.
Vietnam has work to do in building labor market resilience

Vietnam has work to do in building labor market resilience

Workers laid off as global demand falls

Workers laid off as global demand falls

Downsized laborers not ready to take new jobs

Downsized laborers not ready to take new jobs

HCMC factories are facing obstacles recruiting workers who have lost their jobs.
December 7, 2022 | 02:27 am PT
HCMC tries to break from labor-intensive industries

HCMC tries to break from labor-intensive industries

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are struggling to transform the metropolis's industrial system of labor-intensive factories that put pressure on infrastructure without bringing in big revenues.
February 27, 2023 | 04:34 pm PT
Average workers' monthly income reaches $336

Average workers' monthly income reaches $336

The average monthly income of Vietnamese workers in the first quarter of 2023 was VND7.9 million ($336), the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported.
April 23, 2023 | 04:44 am PT
Monday blues becoming an epidemic amid changing lifestyles

Monday blues becoming an epidemic amid changing lifestyles

Le Phuong Anh says she has not had a real day off since joining her current company half a year ago.
August 27, 2023 | 08:00 pm PT
Middle-aged laid-off workers back home or in 'constant migration'

Middle-aged laid-off workers back home or in 'constant migration'

Many middle-aged laid-off city factory workers have settled back into their hometowns, while others have migrated back to urban areas after finding it hard to make ends meet back home.
September 19, 2023 | 04:14 pm PT
30% of HCMC's unemployed are over 40

30% of HCMC's unemployed are over 40

Of more than 166,000 people filing for unemployment benefits in Ho Chi Minh City last year, an increasing number were over 40 years old.
January 12, 2024 | 03:16 pm PT
The shame of being unemployed in your 40s

The shame of being unemployed in your 40s

A friend of mine, who is 44 years old, told me he feels ashamed because he is still struggling to find a job at his age.
May 5, 2024 | 03:07 pm PT
Manufacturing sector grapples with rising input costs

Manufacturing sector grapples with rising input costs

Manufacturing and processing companies have seen demand for their products increase, but they not face a surge in the prices of raw materials.
June 7, 2024 | 04:34 am PT
Workers rejoice, businesses fret as minimum wage hiked

Workers rejoice, businesses fret as minimum wage hiked

While workers are happy to get more money following the government’s recent minimum wage hike, businesses are concerned about costs and competitiveness.
July 9, 2024 | 08:37 pm PT
Remittances to HCMC exceed $5.5B

Remittances to HCMC exceed $5.5B

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City increased by 10% year-on-year in the first nine months of the year, reaching US$5.5 billion, said Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the HCMC office of the State Bank of Vietnam.
October 12, 2024 | 08:29 pm PT
Unemployed at 40, I give up on finding a job

Unemployed at 40, I give up on finding a job

Only a few of my friends have stable jobs, while the rest are struggling financially, many of whom, like me, have given up on finding employment.
November 5, 2024 | 05:45 pm PT
Chasing $10 left me in debt as I enter my 30s

Chasing $10 left me in debt as I enter my 30s

Hooked by an instant profit of VND260,000 (US$10.2), I invested in a fund, believing I could earn money effortlessly, but I ended up losing all my savings
November 29, 2024 | 03:38 pm PT
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