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A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in southern Japan has killed at least 13 people, with rescuers searching for survivors. One Vietnamese worker was confirmed among the dead, and significant damage to homes was reported in Kumamoto prefecture.
A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for a factory supervisor in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, for allegedly head-butting a Vietnamese worker 22 times, causing a concussion and other injuries.
A group of eight Vietnamese workers encountered a sea accident triggered by large waves in Japan's Fukui prefecture on March 21. One person was killed, three are missing, and one was injured, while three others were rescued unharmed.
Tokyo police have arrested three men on suspicion of illegally employing Vietnamese workers without valid work permits. The arrests were made after the workers were found at a factory in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Instead of working abroad for a few years and returning home, Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and South Korea have switched to saving and buying homes, laying down stable foundations for their families and enabling their children to remain long term.
A comprehensive investigation by Svenska Yle reveals that dozens of Vietnamese individuals were allegedly scammed into paying for jobs at the Myllykoski farm near Turku, Finland.
The family of a Vietnamese worker who died in an industrial accident in South Korea will receive compensation matching that of Korean workers, a migrant rights group announced. This decision follows the death of Nguyen Van Tuan on March 10 at a gravel processing plant.
Thousands of Vietnamese workers in Europe who flew home for the Lunar New Year holiday last month are now struggling to get back, after Iranian strikes shut down the Middle East airports they depend…
The incident came to light last May following an investigation into a 26-year-old Vietnamese man who was arrested on suspicion of illegal stay.
Sapporo city in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture has initiated its first foreign bus driver training program, with Vietnam chosen as the initial country to supply trainees.
In Vietnam's Foxconn hub, workers are leaving stable jobs with good salaries to enroll in intensive Chinese language courses, anticipating better opportunities in foreign-invested factories.
Two public holidays in April fall just two working days apart, and millions of Vietnamese workers and students are finding ways to turn the gap into a single nine-day break.
Vietnamese workers are increasingly learning Chinese due to surging Chinese investments and growing job opportunities.