The key role China played in grounding the troubled Boeing 737 MAX 8 has demonstrated its growing clout in global aviation and may give it an extra bargaining chip in trade talks with Washington.

Nearly 52,000 foreign workers from over 8,700 units have joined social insurance in Vietnam after just three months of compulsory social insurance collection for this group of labourers.

Manila has been hit by its worst water shortage in years, leaving bucket-bearing families to wait hours to fill up from tanker trucks and some hospitals to turn away less urgent cases.

The anti-vaccine trend has continued influencing parents in Vietnam, particularly in HCM City.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have asked staff to take physical exercises twice a day at the workplace.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a policy dialogue on March 13 on international standards related to child labour amidst international trade commitments.

Public hospitals in the southern province of Dong Nai are facing a brain drain with many doctors moving into the private sector due to more attractive salaries.