12/02/2023 08:55 AM

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that in January 2023 the French Government will raise the official retirement age of workers to 64 from 62 currently. This means French citizens would have to work until the age of 64 to be eligible for a full pension.

02/02/2023 10:50 AM

The Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended) recently passed by the 15th National Assembly has emphasized the promotion of remote medical examination and treatment (Telemedicine) activities to help achieving universal health coverage.

01/01/2023 03:25 PM

The International Social Security Review has released a new special double issue focusing on long-term care for the elderly. This complements a number of recent activities by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) to advance the long-term care agenda.

07/10/2022 01:53 PM

Americans’ life expectancy has taken a hit with a new report highlighting that despite spending more on health care than any other nation, the U.S. has more preventable deaths than other middle- and high-income countries.

30/09/2022 03:32 PM

Over three years since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) took effect, Vietnam’s exports to member economies, especially Canada, Mexico and Peru have significantly increased, showing high adaptation capacity of domestic firms.

23/09/2022 03:21 PM

Youth Start-up Forum 2022 will be held in October with the participation of about 500 delegates, including young people, students and young businessmen with creative start-up projects as well as representatives of government agencies, universities and research institutes.

22/09/2022 03:19 PM

The unemployment rate of the working-age population was reported at 2.35% over the first nine months of this year, according to the General Statistics Office

21/09/2022 03:17 PM

Four more nations, namely Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, have accepted the new version of the Vietnamese passport (blue cover) added with information on the ‘place of birth’ of the holders.