26/01/2026 10:02 AM

From Jan 1st 2026, 11 beneficiary groups are eligible for enjoying free health insurance (HI) examination and treatment premium under the 2024 Law on Health Insurance and Vietnam National Assembly’ Resolution 261/2025/QH15.

23/01/2026 04:32 PM

New report outlines broader maternity insurance coverage to assist families.

23/01/2026 04:02 PM

A new Politburo resolution is prompting Việt Nam to rethink how healthcare is delivered, shifting emphasis from treatment to prevention, early intervention and people-centred care, according to the health minister.

22/01/2026 03:05 PM

Plan No. 68/KH-BHXH dated January 10, 2026, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) directs the enhancement of communication efforts to create unity and consensus in the awareness and actions of all levels, sectors, and people regarding the role of communication, consultation, and explanation of social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) policies, focus on continuing to comprehensively innovate the content, form, and methods of communication; promoting the application of digital technology, artificial intelligence, multi-platform communication, and modern interactive channels; ensuring thrift and anti-wastefulness, and improving the quality and effectiveness of policy information dissemination.

22/01/2026 08:37 AM

Informal worker who accounts for large proportion in Vietnam’s labor force structure is hurt when labor market fluctuates, risk of income and health. Being aware of requiring to expand the social security net toward coverage, in recent years Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has proactively and actively implemented a comprehensive measures to increase social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) participant, gradually narrowing the social social security gaps for informal workers, thereby contributing to ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of workers and achieving the goal of sustainable social security.

22/01/2026 08:20 AM

Viet Nam secured US$624 million in new official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans for 10 projects in 2025, a level similar to that of the previous year, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong.

21/01/2026 04:46 PM

In the first stage, the general social security benefit will be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing the existing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation on the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.

20/01/2026 03:12 PM

VGP - In 2025, Viet Nam had a population of 102.3 million, of which 63% were of working age (15–59), maintaining its “golden population” status, according to the National Statistics Office.