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Passengers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City. Vietnam has suspended entry for all foreigners since March 22. (Photo source: vietnambiz.vn)

According to a report it sent to the Prime Minister on Monday, the ministry said some 68,500 foreign nationals are licenced to work in Vietnam, mostly from South Korea (23,581) and China (15,310).

Most of them, mainly professionals or highly skilled workers at enterprises, have not been able to return to Vietnam after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in late January due to movement restrictions due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, which has caused a great deal of difficulties for those businesses, the ministry said.

They were told to find replacements for them, but most said it takes a long time to find people for such positions since it requires outstanding professional qualifications, management experience and foreign language skills and not many Vietnamese can meet those requirements right away, it said.

They were told to find replacements for them, but most said it takes a long time to find people for such positions since it requires outstanding professional qualifications, management experience and foreign language skills and not many Vietnamese can meet those requirements right away, it said.

If the shortage of highly skilled workers continues, it would greatly affect the operations of the companies and affect the progress of many key national projects, it warned.

Local administrations and foreign diplomatic missions have asked to prioritise entry for 8,459 foreign workers, mostly from China and South Korea, according to the ministry.

They include some 2,000 employees of national key projects that use new technologies, including the China-funded Cat Linh–Ha Dong urban rail project in Ha Noi, which requires around 100 Chinese experts or the Vinh Tan 1 Thermal Power Plant project, with 76 Chinese experts needed; LG Display plant in Hai Phong (200 South Korean engineers); Samsung Display Vietnam Co., Ltd. in Bac Ninh (700); Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam Co., Ltd. and its partner company in Thai Nguyen (150); and Texhong Co., Ltd. (77).

The proposal comes amid a range of stringent social distancing measures ordered country-wide by the Government from April 1 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shown no signs of stopping.

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