The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has set a target to generate jobs for 1.5 million workers, and help some 100,000 labourers to find jobs through the National Employment Fund in 2020.

More than 80 percent of graduates at most colleges and vocational training schools in HCM City this year have found jobs, according to the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

High-tech manufacturing was the top sector in terms of demand for senior managers in the third quarter, according to executive search firm Navigos Search.

Nguyen Hong Thuc, director general of the Viet Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations’ Settlement Research Institute, talks to the Tuoi tre newspaper about the need to adjust development strategies ...

 Up to 800 million global workers will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automation, a new report from a consultancy has found.

 The dollar inched up from a seven-month low hit after U.S. jobs growth in May missed expectations, while sterling fell after the attacks in London that killed at least seven people and wounded 48, 

 Wind turbines are helping the Philippines diversify its energy sources beyond fossil fuels and generating not only power, but jobs, revenue and interest among thousands of curious tourists.

 Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) may cut 8 percent of its workforce or about 300 people, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter.

 Boeing Co plans to cut up to 8,000 jobs this year at its commercial airplane division, according to two people familiar with the matter, a move that could slash $1 billion in costs and help it battle for sales against European rival Airbus.

 Standard Chartered bank, a London-based lender that makes most of its profit in Asia, could cut up to 1,000 senior jobs, according to an internal memo sent to staff.

 The US economy added 215,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate held at a seven-year-low of 5.3%.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just 1,000 people with disabilities received vocational training and found employment over three years (2012-14), much lower than the 20,000 people who desired to do so.

 German industrial giant Siemens plans to cut 4,500 jobs, or about 1% of its total global workforce, months after it announced plans to slash more than 7,000 jobs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around one third of the 7 million people living with disabilities in Viet Nam needed vocational training and employment, but faced obstacles such as transportation and inadequate support from employers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Vui has had a "steady job" for the last 20 years, collecting garbage from the Khanh Son dump in Da Nang.

 The chief executive of the online taxi-sharing firm Uber has said he wants to make 2015 a year of rapid expansion in Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge – Banking officers and air stewardesses are believed to have some of the highest incomes in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – By offering free vocational training and shelter to the disabled and victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, Tran Duyen Hai helps them escape these desperate circumstances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese information technology (IT) firms can win international bids to provide services to big clients in the world under the valuable contracts, but they find it difficult to get jobs in the home market,