The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), held a workshop in Hanoi on October 29 to launch the Vietnam Migration Profile 2023.

Data from the Population and Family Planning Survey conducted by the General Statistics Office on April 1, 2022, showed that the Mekong Delta and the northern midlands and mountainous region has the largest number of people migrating to other localities.

As soon as receiving information that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container at Rosslare port of Ireland on January 8 are believed to be Vietnamese, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Honorary Consul Office of Vietnam in Dublin, Ireland contacted Irish authorities to inquire into the case.

According to the latest information provided by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK that is also in charge of Ireland, Irish authorities have announced that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container in the southeastern port of Rosslare, Ireland on January 8 are believed to come from Vietnam, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said.

Migrants face challenges in accessing social services. They are among the most vulnerable groups, especially in emergency public health situations and with the impact of climate change.

Vietnam faces a significantly imbalanced sex ratio at birth (SRB) that will mean by 2034, about 1.5 million men will not be able to marry wives, a study by the General Statistics Office and the United Nations Population Fund has found.

An official from the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population - Family Planning has emphasised the need to join hands in further supporting and protecting migrants, especially in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) jointly held a conference on implementing the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration (GCM) in Hanoi on November 30.

The Si Ma Cai border post of the northern border province of Lao Cai recently detained nine people, four women and five men, while they were crossing the border river to Vietnam illegally, head of the post, Major Ta Binh Nguyen said on August 3.

A total of 1,807 victims of human trafficking were rescued in Thailand last year, according to statistics released by Thailand’s anti-human trafficking agency on January 6.

Ho Chi Minh City’s district authorities and state offices are setting up hotlines, working extra hours and visiting residents’ houses to provide public administrative procedures.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has emphasised that to solve migration crises, it is necessary to enhance cooperation at global level with the active participation of countries and international organisations.

Bac Lieu is a Mekong Delta province that has the normal tropical attractions and more, including a bird sanctuary, a monument to ostentatious living, Khmer culture, boat trips, popular places of worship, orchards and flower gardens.

A massive influx of migrants from remote northern provinces to the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region has put intense pressure on the local population and has hindered socio-economic development.

A Bangkok court in Thailand convicted dozens on July 19 in a major human trafficking case which was uncovered in 2015, involving more than 100 defendants and a senior army officer.

A photo voice exhibition entitled Where Can I Call Home at Trang Tien Exhibition House has been organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the General Statistics Office (GSO).

An international conference on emigration was held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Science and the Institute of Socio-Political Research under the Russian Academy of Sciences on November 3 in Hanoi.

The high-level council of Asian people in France (HCAF) has made its debut in Paris with a view to promoting the unity and integration of the Asian community in the host country.