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House construction is one of the activities in the 2023 Summer International Volunteer Exchange Program from June 30 to July 19, 2023, organized by the Putney Student Travel (US) in collaboration with Quang Ngai Provincial Youth Union. Three charity houses were built in Binh Thanh commune, Binh Son District, and three others were built in Tinh Khue commune. Despite being sweaty, American students still enthusiastically pushed bricks, mixed cement and sand to build houses following the guidance of local master craftsmen. Madelyn Baker (16 years old, from Santa Clara County of California, USA) shared: “Our group comes from schools in many parts of the US and flew to Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ngai Province for volunteering work. I am touched by the love of locals for volunteering students. I love building houses so that poor people can have new houses to live in”. American student volunteers build charity houses in Vietnam (Photo: SGGP) Jeremy Worth (16 years old, from A...

Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung Sik. Photo: Molisa On the afternoon of June 21, in Hanoi, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung had a meeting with Korean Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung Sik on the occasion of his visit and working in Vietnam. The meeting aims to prepare for the State visit to Vietnam of Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from June 22 to 24. In Vietnam, the number of workers wishing to work in the RoK is increasing. Currently, there are more than 32,000 Vietnamese workers working in the RoK under the EPS program. At the meeting, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized that the friendship between Vietnam and the RoK is a special relationship, with a long tradition and effective development, including cooperation in labor, employment and social security. Discussing the reception of Vietnamese workers under the job permit program for foreign workers of ...