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Officials from the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs provide consultations to people who want to work abroad in the Republic of Korea (RoK). VNA/VNS Photo Trần Phương 72,294 Vietnamese labourers went to work abroad during the first six months of the year, meeting 65.72% of the annual target, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), VOV reported. The figure shows a 1.55-fold increase compared to the same period last year when 46,578 were sent abroad to work under seasonal contracts. Japan received the largest number of Vietnamese guest workers in the first half of the year with 34,508 workers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 31,538 workers. The third and fourth positions went to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China with 1,608 and 902 workers, respectively. Elsewhere, Vietnam sent 727, 712, and 469 workers to Singapore, Hungary, and Romania, respectively, throughout the reviewed pe...

Delegates at the meeting. Photo: VNA Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue to work with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in specific cooperation projects, contributing to implementing the collaboration framework between the Vietnamese Government and the agency, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Van Mai while receiving UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi, VNA reported. Mai expressed his delight at the great contributions that the UNDP has made to Vietnam over the past 45 years through its support in completing institution and policies as well as development programmes, especially in social areas. HCM City is the economic hub of Vietnam with a high level of openness, and the city needs information sharing and support from the UNDP to enhance its resilience against outside factors as well as the adaptation capacity of the local economy, he said. Besides, the city hopes to coordinate with the UNDP in areas of the city’s de...

Middle-aged women, young men and women, children – members of the Green Wind Choir sing joyfully: “And the wind sings forever in my heart/Go with me to far away places / And the pure heart speaks / The word of love for life.” As they dance to the tune, their faces light up. It seems that the gift they bring to the audience is not only a song but also the positive energy of music. Using the power of music to spread love and goodness is the guiding principle and factor that unites the members of Green Wind, a special community choir in Hanoi. Music for the sake of humanity Conductor Nguyen Hai Yen founded the Green Wind Choir in 2019, with the desire to familiarize people with choral music and bring good values to the community. Green Wind Choir performs with singer Le Cat Trong Ly. Photo courtesy of Green Wind She never forgets that art, in general, and music, in particular, is meant to serve people. The harder life is, the more lonely and sad people are, the more m...