16/03/2026 03:35 PM

In the context of rising healthcare costs, particularly for medications treating critical illnesses, health insurance (HI) policies continue to assert their role as a vital pillar of the social security system, helping to protect individuals' finances against the risk of illness. According to information released to the press on February 26th by the Health Insurance Department (Ministry of Health), the Ministry of Health is proposing to expand the list of medications covered by the HI fund. This is seen as an important step to help patients access more advanced treatment methods while alleviating the burden of medical examination and treatment costs.

16/03/2026 10:30 AM

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed is calling for a sweeping overhaul of the country’s social security funds at a meeting held at Carthage Palace, where the state of the system was described as “unacceptable.”

13/03/2026 04:15 PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for proactive, flexible and timely policy responses to rapidly evolving global developments, while chairing a meeting with the Policy Advisory Council on March 7.

13/03/2026 03:24 PM

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently issued Decision No. 580/QD-BYT dated March 9, 2026, announcing the restructuring plan for newly issued administrative procedures in the field of Health Insurance (HI). Under this plan, certain document components in the application dossier are replaced by the utilization of information from national databases, as prescribed in Article 4 of the Government's Resolution No. 66.7/2025/NQ-CP dated November 15, 2025.

13/03/2026 03:14 PM

In recent years, the National Target Programme for Socio-economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas has significantly contributed to raising awareness and strengthening the role of women in mountainous regions. As a result, reproductive healthcare for women has gradually improved, and their quality of life has been markedly enhanced.

13/03/2026 02:30 PM

China will offer more effective, fairer, smart, and convenient public services by optimizing rights protection and social insurance coverage to enhance people's well-being and sense of happiness and security.

13/03/2026 08:06 AM

In 2025, the population and employment situation of Viet Nam continued to maintain a stable state. Fundamentally, the characteristics observed during the 2020–2024 period did not undergo major changes in 2025.

12/03/2026 03:11 PM

As of February 28, Viet Nam attracted US$6.03 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), down 12.6 percent against the same period last year, the National Statistics Office reported on Friday.