The Laotian Times reported on August 30 that Lao workers are leaving the country in large numbers, searching for employment opportunities abroad amid the skyrocketing cost of living at home.

The Indonesian International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has launched a new investment policy (NIP) to maintain sustainable economic growth.

Malaysia's economic growth is expected to increase further in the second and third quarters of this year, driven by the government's continued efforts to attract foreign investments, as well as the success of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2019 alone, Vietnam ratified three more conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) relating to collective bargaining, promoting equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and employment services.

Some 12,000 households in Hanoi escaped poverty this year, bringing the local poverty rate down to 1.16 percent, a goal achieved two years ahead of schedule, heard a conference on December 26.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided 3.8 billion USD in loans to fund infrastructure and social services programmes in the Philippines.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is poised to deliver technical assistance of about 1.5 million USD to help Laos expand employment opportunities.

Vietnam and Australia jointly organised an international seminar on creating employment opportunities and favourable working conditions for people with disabilities in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 3.

More than 1,000 people sought information and looked for opportunities at a German work fair held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24.

Ho Chi Minh City is expected to have demand for an additional 23,000 full-time and 5,000 part-time employees.