The coronavirus pandemic has left tremendous impact on Vietnam's footwear industry, with the lack of production orders and the consequent drop in exports forcing them to lay off employees. 

Footwear maker Pouyuen Vietnam Co. Ltd., which is based in Ho Chi Minh City's Binh Tan District ended its contract with nearly 2,800 workers on June 20, according to the Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourers) Newspaper.

Over 26 million Americans have filed for unemployment - and there's a human story behind each claim.

Experts have warned that consumers may soon start defaulting on their credit card payments due to rising unemployment and salary cuts in many industries and sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The global economic impact of coronavirus could leave nearly 200 million people jobless, a UN agency says.

Nearly 7,000 workers at 33 companies in Tan Thuan Processing Zone have become unemployed due to Covid-19.

More than 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week as the coronavirus spreads.

Nearly 70,000 labourers had lost their jobs amid the COVID-19 crisis as many enterprises in Hà Nội have been forced to scale down production or temporarily suspended operations, the city’s Confederation of Labour has announced.

The HCM City Party Committee has approved paying an allowance of US$42.5 a month to people losing their livelihoods due to the COVID-19 pandemic from the outlay meant for paying wage hikes this year to city officials.   

The number of recipients of unemployment benefits nationwide rose by 9.11 percent to 378,000 people during the first quarter of 2020 as a large amount of businesses have been forced to suspend operation or go bankrupt by COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a new challenge for property brokers who have been facing many since last year due to the low supply in the market.

The worst university majors for jobs were forestry and aquaculture (82.7 percent) and social services (82.3 percent).

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid development of AI technology and robotics has sparked concern about future society, when robots will replace humans in many jobs. 

There are about 200,000 unemployed workers with bachelor’s degrees, which accounts for 4 percent of the total number of jobless.

While MOLISA is concerned  about the surplus of bachelor’s degree graduates, MOET is confident about the ministry's efficiency of measures to streamline student enrollment.

The story about a third-year university student who asked company executives what she needed to do to earn a salary of $2,000 after she graduates has stirred controversy among the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the unemployment rates of graduates keep rising, officials are blaming unbalanced training courses and the low quality of graduates.

A young man, introducing himself as a new university graduate and a young father who needs money to buy milk for child, was seen standing on a Hanoi street with a board in his hands, showing that he wanted a job.

Vietnam ranked 75th out of 93 economies in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) in 2014, a minor change compared to the 82nd position out of 103 countries in the previous year,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rich Quang Ninh Coal let defending champions Becamex Binh Duong taste their first defeat of the Toyota V.League 1 season yesterday, Jan 25. The team were beaten 1-2 on their home turf at Go Dau Stadium.