14/05/2021 04:14 PM

The Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) 2020 made public in April, 2021 indicates that: staying outside the safety net of health insurance is the second biggest concern, after poverty risk, of the local people.

12/05/2021 02:50 PM

On May 11, 2021, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a nationwide online conference on contribution collection and insurance books and cards. Tran Dinh Lieu, Deputy General Director of VSS, chaired the Conference. Attendants were heads of units under the VSS at the central site; heads of social insurance agencies of provinces and cities; district social insurance agencies and professional departments at local sites.

12/05/2021 02:10 PM

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been defined as the new occupational disease of the decade and suggested to be recognized worldwide since the early phases of the pandemic. The importance of occupational diseases includes their direct relation with working life and preventability. In addition, the legal aspect of occupational diseases entitles workers to compensation, which is recognized by insurance institutions.

11/05/2021 01:45 PM

Viet Nam plans to have more than 95 per cent of the population participating in health insurance by 2025.

11/05/2021 09:31 AM

The number of people participating in social and health insurance in the first months of 2021 has decreased compared to that of 2020 due to the adverse impacts of COVID-19. Meanwhile, more beneficiaries asked for lump-sum social insurance payments due to an increasing number of unemployed people.

10/05/2021 04:05 PM

The decree guiding the Law on Citizen’s Identity, the decision on increasing financial support for participants in unemployment insurance; and the decision on setting up s police team at the commune level are among six decrees, decisions and circulars that will come into effect in May.

10/05/2021 08:40 AM

On October 15, 2018, the Government issued Decree No. 143/2018/ND-CP detailing the Law on Social Insurance and the Law on Occupational Safety and Health on compulsory social insurance for employees who are foreign workers in Vietnam. After 2 years, the total number of FDI enterprises participating in social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance and the total revenue of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance from FDI enterprises have increased significantly.

09/05/2021 05:16 PM

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of over 1.29 billion USD in the first four months of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.