13/01/2025 09:30 AM
Social security system in Vietnam is increasingly synchronous and completed with larger coverage
Vietnam's social security system has undergone significant evolution in recent years, with a focus on becoming more synchronous, inclusive, and comprehensive. As the nation seeks to modernize its welfare programs, the government has made substantial strides to expand coverage, enhance efficiency, and improve the overall quality of social security services. With a growing commitment to providing safety nets for all citizens, the Vietnamese social security system is increasingly adapting to meet the demands of an ever-changing society.
13/01/2025 09:16 AM
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tết, promote national cultural values
The Vietnamese communities in Sweden, Latvia, Malaysia and Thailand this weekend held celebrations on the occasion of the approaching Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls late this month.
12/01/2025 09:25 AM
VSS unveils and standardises new health insurance policies for 2025
On January 9 morning, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) conducted an online national conference to implement Decree No. 02/2025/ND-CP, Circular No. 01/2025/TT-BYT, and key tasks for the 2025 health insurance policy. Deputy Director General Nguyen Duc Hoa presided over the conference.
10/01/2025 05:00 PM
The power of social media in social security organizations: Good practices from Asia and the Pacific
Social media has fundamentally transformed the landscape of public engagement with government organizations, creating new avenues for communication and interaction. Globally, governments utilize social media to disseminate vital information quickly, provide service and information to individuals that are traditionally hard to reach, improve engagement with individuals by leveraging multi-mode communication strategies, and gather feedback on policies and initiatives.
10/01/2025 04:45 PM
The Important Role of Wages in Ensuring Social Security
Wage policy is a crucial component closely linked to other policies within the socio-economic policy system. It directly affects macroeconomic balances, the labor market, and the livelihood of wage earners while contributing to the development of a streamlined, transparent, efficient political system and the prevention of corruption. To this day, the minimum wage continues to play a key role in wage policy, driving wage growth and social security.
10/01/2025 11:55 AM
Timely, Effective, Transparent Implementation of Preferential Policies to Ensure Social Welfare for Revolutionary Contributors
On the afternoon of January 6, in Hanoi, the Department of Revolutionary Contributors (Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs) held a conference to review the implementation of tasks in 2024 and outline directions for 2025.
09/01/2025 09:45 AM
The Effectiveness of Health Insurance Policy Implementation is Proactively Enhanced
According to Nguyễn Đức Hòa, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS), in 2024, the entire industry proactively analyzed and assessed key indicators related to health insurance medical examination and treatment (HI-MET). Data from the HI examination and treatment system of VSS shows that, by the end of 2024, an estimated 183.6 million HI-examination and treatment visits will have been recorded nationwide (an increase of 9.6 million visits, equivalent to a 5.53% rise compared to 2023), with total proposed HI fund reimbursements exceeding VND 140 trillion (an increase of over VND 18.2 trillion, equivalent to a 15.2% rise compared to 2023).
09/01/2025 08:57 AM
Hanoi Social Security Office simplifies administrative procedures, benefiting residents and businesses
In 2024, with the goal of placing people and businesses at the centre of its services, Hanoi Social Security Office is focusing on administrative procedure reform and implementing five practical groups of utilities.
Sickness
Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
Certificate of coverage
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