22/04/2019 08:41 AM
Exports to Japan, Canada rocket thanks to CPTPP
Viet Nam’s exports to Japan and Canada in the first two months of 2019 witnessed respective year-on-year increases of 11.2% and 36.7%, according to the Viet Nam Customs.
22/04/2019 08:34 AM
Highlights of 2018 provincial competitiveness index report
The Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have jointly released the latest Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) Report which measures improvements of local-level business environment in 2018.
18/04/2019 01:10 PM
NIOSH can give practical solutions to occupational health problems, says its chairman
Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said engineering control was more effective than administrative control (or work practice control) and the use of personal protective equipment.
18/04/2019 11:25 AM
WB willing to assist VN in e-gov’t human resource training
World Bank Vice President for Infrustructure Makhtar Diop said the international institution is willing to help Vietnamese education establishments to train human resources for e-government development, particularly artificial intelligence.
18/04/2019 11:17 AM
Compulsory Social Insurance for foreign employees in Viet Nam: Meeting demand for international integration
After more than 3 months of implementing the compulsory social insurance (SI) scheme for foreign employees working in Viet Nam, there have been some initial achievements. Not only in accordance with international practices, but in the context of widespread economic integration nowadays, compulsory SI for foreign workers also contributes to creating a favorable business environment and attracting high quality labor force to Viet Nam.
18/04/2019 11:13 AM
Promoting voluntary social insurance
Voluntary social insurance is a pre-eminent form of social insurance that helps self-employees, rural people… to deal with difficulties and risks which may derive from old age. As voluntary social insurance’s members, the workers could show their activeness and initiative on self-safety, contribute to community sharing and social development.
12/04/2019 08:56 AM
Oman: 16,676 active firms covered by social insurance system
Muscat- Statistics issued by the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) till the end of January 2019 showed an increase in the number of active establishments covered by the social insurance system to 16,676.
12/04/2019 08:48 AM
‘PHL must spend more for social protection’
THE Philippines needs to spend an average of 3.48 to 5.58 percent of its GDP to fill its social protection gaps up to 2030, according to estimates by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
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