07/05/2026 08:50 PM

On May 4, in Dong Nai city, VSS organized a training conference on the implementation of social insurance and unemployment insurance policies for nearly 250 delegates, including officials from social insurance agencies and post offices from 8 provinces and cities in the Southern region: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Can Tho, An Giang, Ca Mau, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tay Ninh, and 132 local-level social security offices.

07/05/2026 09:25 AM

State budget revenue in the first four months of 2026 is estimated to have increased by 15.2% year on year. State budget expenditure is estimated to have risen by 11.6%, ensuring funding for socio-economic development, national defence and security, state management, repayment of due debts, and timely disbursement to beneficiaries in accordance with regulations.

05/05/2026 02:17 PM

Position and functions

05/05/2026 08:25 AM

Việt Nam’s labour market is entering an accelerated transition under digitalisation and AI. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), about 11.5 million workers - one in five - are in jobs potentially affected by GenAI.

29/04/2026 01:30 PM

As Viet Nam approaches the goal of universal health insurance (HI) coverage, the biggest challenge is no longer expanding participation, but rather managing and utilizing the Health Insurance Fund effectively and sustainably. Implementing Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on September 9, 2025, sets out breakthrough solutions to enhance public health protection, care, and improvement, with HI identified as a pillar towards free hospital care; in the context of rising medical examination and treatment costs due to increasing healthcare demands, while resources are limited, the requirement is to use the HI fund rationally, safely, and effectively, while ensuring full patient rights as stipulated. These are not two opposing goals, but rather two parallel conditions for the HI schemes to sustainably contribute to Vietnamese people’s healthcare.

28/04/2026 01:35 PM

Over the past time, Vietnam Social Security has implemented numerous solutions in a coordinated and decisive mannermany solutions in administrative reform and digital transformation.

24/04/2026 01:25 PM

On April 7, 2026, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) issued Official Document No. 989/BHXH-TTHT, instructing affiliated units and social security offices in provinces and cities to organize a peak month for promoting and expanding participation in social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) during May – the Month for Promoting Universal SI.

22/04/2026 04:35 PM

The Ministry of Health has requested localities to synchronously implement social protection and social evil prevention and control tasks in 2026, emphasizing the requirement to ensure that 100% of eligible individuals receive policy benefits and timely support when affected by natural disasters...

Training and Addressing Challenges in Implementing Social Insurance and Unemployment Insurance Policies

State budget revenue estimated to rise by 15.2% in first four months

Position & Functions of VSS

Digital technologies redraw jobs landscape

Maintaining the "social security lever" when resources are limited: Controlling and Optimizing the Health Insurance Fund to ensure patients' rights

Digital transformation – a strategic lever of Vietnam Social Security

Stepping up the peak-month campaign to promote and expand participation in SI and HI

Ministry of Health: Ensuring comprehensive social security, preventing hunger and poverty, and leaving no one out of the eligible population