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  The 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) opens in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên VIENTIANE — Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs Lê Văn Thanh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) on strengthening social protection for vulnerable children in ASEAN in Vientiane, Laos on Thursday. Speaking at the event, Thanh affirmed that along with regional efforts, Việt Nam has been realising its commitments through many policies for disadvantaged children. The Vietnamese Government is committed to working with other ASEAN member countries and the international community to promote the enforcement of documents that have been adopted by ASEAN leaders towards inclusive development for all children, with no child left behind, he stressed. He added that Việt Nam has also paid attention to … [Read more...] about Việt Nam attends ASEAN meeting on social protection for vulnerable children

Illustrative image (Source: Internet) During the reviewed period, Vietnamese exports to Russia enjoyed a 12.5 per cent increase to US$2.3 billion, whilst imports from the Eastern European country suffered a decline of 18.3 per cent to US$1.47 billion. The nation’s key export items to Russia include telephones and their components, computers, electronics, textiles, footwear, and seafood. Of these popular goods, mobile phones and their components underwent an year-on-year fall of 2.3 per cent to US$912.5 million. Elsewhere, the export of computers, electronic products, garments & textiles, footwear, and aquatic products to the market saw an increase of between 20 per cent and 50 per cent. Simultaneously, imports from Russia experienced a significant drop, with coal, iron, steel, wheat, and cars witnessing a decline of between 70 per cent and 170 per cent. At present, Vietnam represents Russia’s largest trading partner among ASEAN members and is ranked sixth … [Read more...] about Vietnam enjoys substantial increase in exports to Russia

Now they have to attach their original bank passbooks with their visa applications instead of photocopies or bank statements to prove they have savings of at least $5,000. The money must have been in the account for at least one month at the time of submission. Tour operators recommend that tourists should also enclose a copy of their labor contract, the original leave permission letter or business license to improve the chance of approval. South Korea has waived fees for C-3 short-term visit visas for all ASEAN member countries from October 1 to December 31. More than 450,000 Vietnamese visited South Korea last year, up 40 percent from the previous year, making Vietnam the seventh largest source market, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. However, a number of Vietnamese tourists reportedly left their tours and illegally stayed in South Korea in recent years. In 2016, a total of 163 Vietnamese people visited Jeju Island in South Korea as tourists. 59 of them … [Read more...] about South Korea tightens visa requirements for Vietnamese