31/03/2026 10:02 AM

The official launch of 10 fully integrated public services related to social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) by Hanoi City on March 16, 2026, is not only a step forward in administrative procedure reform but also a clear demonstration of the central and consistent role of VSS in building and operating a digital service ecosystem for citizens and businesses. This ensures seamless operation in accordance with the Government's directive in Decree No. 118/2025/ND-CP regarding the implementation of administrative procedures under the one-stop mechanism and the national Public Service Portal, which accepts applications regardless of administrative boundaries.

25/03/2026 02:01 PM

As the agency entrusted with operating the National Social Insurance Database, Viet Nam Social Security manages a large-scale data system covering almost all participants and beneficiaries of social insurance and health insurance policies nationwide. By the end of 2025, Viet Nam Social Security system had verified over 100.2 million citizen records, including 99.59% of those participating in and benefiting from social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance. This database is continuously enriched by Viet Nam Social Security with the criteria of "accurate, complete, clean, and live".

24/03/2026 02:15 PM

In Vietnam’s social security system, Social Insurance (SI) plays a foundational role in protecting the rights of workers, particularly female workers – a group that both participates in production and bears the responsibility of motherhood. More than merely a social policy, SI is an important instrument for realizing the goal of gender equality, ensuring that women do not have to choose between their career and their family. Maternity policies and dedicated healthcare benefits for women are the clearest embodiment of the State’s commitment to this goal.

24/03/2026 10:51 AM

On the morning of March 13th, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) organized an online conference on the settlement of health insurance-covered medical service expenses covered by health insurance (HI) for the year 2025. The conference also provided guidance on the implementation of Decision No. 582/QĐ-BYT dated March 9th, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Health, regarding the promulgation of guidance documents for estimating, adjusting estimated expenditures, and determining the amount of HI-covered medical service expenses exceeding the estimated expenditures to be paid by the HI Fund. Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Deputy Director of VSS, attended and chaired the conference.

23/03/2026 09:30 AM

To ensure that average income per capita continues to rise in 2026 and that living standards improve, the Government and local authorities at all levels need to continue effectively implementing social security programmes and policies, improve job quality, and create employment opportunities for workers.

20/03/2026 05:03 PM

The initiative includes identifying methodologies and data sources used to compile living-standard indicators, as well as designing regular surveys to collect information necessary for the annual publication.

20/03/2026 10:15 AM

China said on Thursday it would build a "childbirth-friendly society" in ​the next five years, pledging to address concerns over employment, education, medical care, health and income, according ‌to an official government report.

20/03/2026 10:04 AM

Digital transformation creates significant changes in health insurance (HI) examination and treatment, helping improve service quality, streamline administrative procedures, and bring greater convenience for citizens accessing healthcare. From the use of chip-based citizen identification cards, VNeID electronic identification application, and the VssID to the deployment of electronic medical records, electronic health books, and the electronic HI review system, these technological platforms are gradually shaping a modern, transparent, and efficient digital health ecosystem toward protecting and improving public health.

Benefits for participants and beneficiaries using fully online public services.

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