22/05/2021 07:00 PM

Implementing the Decision No. 5625/QD-BYT dated December 31, 2020 of the Ministry of Health (MoH) promulgating the Plan to develop legal documents on health in 2021, the Ministry of Health (MoH) develops the plan No. 594/KH-BYT delivering communication on the Draft amended Law on Health Insurance with specific contents.

22/05/2021 03:25 PM

This Law on amendments to the Law on Health insurance is expected to have solutions and breakthroughs to implement the reform roadmap of social insurance policies so that social insurance can truly become a main pillar of the social security system and gradually expand coverage, towards the goal of universal social insurance.

21/05/2021 07:55 PM

Thanks to VssID - Digital Social Insurance application, by looking up the process of participating and contributing social and health insurance premiums on it, 20 employees of Hung Hau Agriculture Joint Stock Company (Sa Dec Industrial Park - Sa Dec city, Dong Thap province) found out the company on purpose delayed their payment of social and health insurance premiums. Facing the specific evidence and data on the VssID application, these employees actively requested the Company's Board of Directors to handle the amount of social, health and unemployment insurance contributions that were unpaid by the Company. Especially, with the participation of the Sa Dec Social Security Office and the trade union, by the afternoon of May 20, 2021, this company has overcome all debts of social, health and unemployment insurance with an amount of more than 2 billion dong, so that the rights of more than 170 employees have been ensured in accordance with regulations.

21/05/2021 03:35 PM

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has just sent an Official Letter to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) proposing to raise the support level for contributions of voluntary social insurance and household-based health insurance engaged in agriculture, forestry, fishery and salt production to increase the coverage of these policies, helping disadvantaged people feel secure in labor and production and contributing to ensuring social security.

21/05/2021 03:35 PM

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20 delivered a speech at the 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia that was held virtually. The event had the theme “Shaping the post-COVID era: Asia’s role in the global recovery”. It is one of the leading policy dialogue forums annually held by Japan’s Nikkei news agency since 1995, with Asian and global leaders, entrepreneurs and scholars taking part.

20/05/2021 08:14 PM

Hanoi— Vietnam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, will begin Phase 3 of clinical trials in June involving up to 13,000 volunteers.

20/05/2021 03:44 PM

The month to campaign for universal social security is coming this May. This is the second year the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has implemented the campaign. Now the agency is ready for a month of full activities.

20/05/2021 02:50 PM

On May 20th, at the Ministry’s Head office, Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) held the Signing Ceremony on promoting the international labour standards in Vietnam in 2021 – 2030 and Awarding Ceremony on Medal of appreciation for the Cause of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs for Dr. Chang Hee Lee, Director of ILO Vietnam. Attending the event were Minister Dao Ngoc Dung; Deputy Minister Le Van Thanh; Dr. Chang Hee Lee, Director of ILO Vietnam; Leadership representatives from the relevant units under MOLISA and ILO office in Hanoi.