01/07/2019 01:14 PM
VietNam Social Security moves to apply electronic health insurance cards
Vo Khanh Binh, head of VSS’s Department of Insurance Books and Cards, said the health insurance law requires agencies to apply IT in health insurance management and set up a national health insurance database.
26/06/2019 03:18 PM
Vietnam Social Security: Instructions on collecting social insurance premiums from foreign workers
Vietnam Social Security has sent a
26/06/2019 12:00 AM
Mandatory social insurance for foreign workers in Vietnam: Meeting the demands of Vietnam’s deeper international economic integration
There have been positive and encouraging initial results after three months of implementing the new policy which requires that all foreign workers in Vietnam participate in the State social insurance programme. The new policy is in line with international norms and a necessity given Vietnam’s increasingly deeper international integration. Compulsory social insurance for foreign workers also contributes to the making of a conducive business environment that would prove attractive to a high-quality work force, said Dinh Duy Hung, deputy head of Vietnam Social Security’s Department of Collection.
15/06/2019 10:54 AM
Seven things expat workers need to know about mandatory State social insurance in Vietnam
On October 15, 2018 the Government officially issued the Decree No 143/2018/NĐ-CP stipulating the details of compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Vietnam to ensure fairness between Vietnamese and foreign labourers.
10/06/2019 10:02 AM
Vietnam's pharmacy market heats up with more M&A deals
The amended Pharmacy Law which took effect in 2017, stipulating that domestic pharmacy firms receive preferences in bids for medicine provided to state-owned hospitals, has
26/04/2019 08:52 AM
New safety and health issues emerge as work changes
A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.
26/04/2019 08:44 AM
VN advocates regional economic connectivity, cooperation
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-ranking delegation to attend the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) scheduled to take place in Beijing, China from April 25-27 at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.
26/04/2019 08:20 AM
Trade, investment agreements between ASEAN nations inked
The ASEAN economic ministers on April 23 signed the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and the fourth protocol amending the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) in Phuket, Thailand.
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