German and Vietnamese government officials signed an agreement on Tuesday for closer cooperation on placing skilled Vietnamese workers in jobs in Germany. The agreement would clear bureaucratic hurdles and ensure “that the people who come to Germany are treated fairly,” German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil said in Hanoi on Tuesday. “I believe this is the beginning of a really fruitful cooperation,” said Heil, who is accompanying German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his state visit to Vietnam. Steinmeier arrived in Hanoi in the morning, accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender. A German …