19/03/2019 01:44 PM
Vietnam attends UN’s largest meeting on gender equality
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung is attending the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – the UN’s largest gathering on gender equality and women’s rights - which began at UN headquarters in New York on March 11.
19/03/2019 09:56 AM
National e-Document Exchange Platform launched
The Government Office launched the National e-Document Exchange Platform, a move towards a new-look and modern government.
18/03/2019 04:13 PM
Health insurance coverage expanded to 87.7 percent
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) reported that the number of participants in health insurance has increased to 83.6 million, or 87.7 percent of the population.
18/03/2019 03:46 PM
Vietnam, Korea enhance cooperation in health care
Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Korean Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo held talks and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in Seoul on March 14.
15/03/2019 05:33 PM
Personnel training needed to boost international cooperation, integration
The social security sector should step up personnel training so as to promote its international cooperation and integration, especially when cooperation in the field of social security is attracting great attention of many countries, said former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan.
15/03/2019 10:25 AM
New trade regulations take effect in 2019
A string of regulations on certificate of origin, tariff quota, temporary suspension on imports and exports will take effect in 2019 in line with the country’s international commitments.
15/03/2019 09:29 AM
Mode of providing medical services covered by health insurance to be changed in 2019
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just signed off on the Government's overall program on thrift practice and waste combat in 2019.
13/03/2019 10:06 AM
Protecting workers against cancer-causing chemicals
Today, the European Parliament and the Council came to an agreement on the Commission's second proposal to broaden the list of recognised cancer-causing chemicals in the workplace. With this agreement, 8 additional cancer-causing chemicals will be covered by the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive, including diesel exhaust. Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, welcomed the agreement with the following statement:
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