10/04/2026 03:47 PM

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was officially established in 1945 to promote international monetary cooperation, enhance exchange rate stability, promote economic growth, and provide temporary financial assistance to member countries to alleviate imbalances in their international balance of payments.

09/04/2026 02:30 PM

Over the years, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has been one of the leading office in applying information technology, promoting digital transformation, and gradually forming a digital ecosystem to serve people and businesses. Beyond administrative procedure reform, VSS's digital transformation efforts are gradually restructuring the operation of social security policies towards transparency, efficiency, and a people-centered approach – empowering citizens to proactively access information, monitor, and control their rights directly, transparently, and conveniently.

07/04/2026 03:37 PM

On the afternoon of March 31, 2026, the Central Committee for Policy and Strategy organized an expert seminar on the theme of "Orientations for Reforming Social Insurance (SI) Policy in the New Context." The seminar aimed to provide a theoretical and practical basis for finalizing the Project for the mid-term review Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW, dated May 23, 2018, of the 12th Central Executive Committee on reforming SI policy.

06/04/2026 12:45 PM

On March 28, 2026, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) officially issued Decision No. 586/QD-BTC, establishing the Regulations on the unified management of foreign affairs activities. This Decision officially takes effect from the date of signing and replaces Decision No. 2828/QD-BTC dated December 30, 2016.

31/03/2026 04:50 PM

Social insurance is a guarantee that replaces or partially compensates for the income of workers when they experience a reduction or loss of income due to illness, maternity, work accidents, occupational diseases, unemployment, retirement, or death, based on contributions to the social insurance fund. In Vietnam, over 31 years of development, the legal system and policies on social insurance have been gradually perfected, becoming more synchronized and more in line with the country's reality and international practices. Social insurance policies, which were initially only applicable to state officials and civil servants, have expanded to include all workers and are now universal, encompassing both mandatory and voluntary insurance for both the formal and informal sectors.

31/03/2026 04:13 PM

Health insurance (HI) is one of the key social security policies with profound humanitarian significance, making an important contribution to ensuring equity in public healthcare and maintaining social stability. In the context of the need to develop a sustainable and inclusive social protection system, strengthening state management capacity and improving the effectiveness of HI policy implementation remain central priorities in advancing universal HI in line with the orientations of the Party and the State.

31/03/2026 10:02 AM

The official launch of 10 fully integrated public services related to social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) by Hanoi City on March 16, 2026, is not only a step forward in administrative procedure reform but also a clear demonstration of the central and consistent role of VSS in building and operating a digital service ecosystem for citizens and businesses. This ensures seamless operation in accordance with the Government's directive in Decree No. 118/2025/ND-CP regarding the implementation of administrative procedures under the one-stop mechanism and the national Public Service Portal, which accepts applications regardless of administrative boundaries.

25/03/2026 02:01 PM

As the agency entrusted with operating the National Social Insurance Database, Viet Nam Social Security manages a large-scale data system covering almost all participants and beneficiaries of social insurance and health insurance policies nationwide. By the end of 2025, Viet Nam Social Security system had verified over 100.2 million citizen records, including 99.59% of those participating in and benefiting from social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance. This database is continuously enriched by Viet Nam Social Security with the criteria of "accurate, complete, clean, and live".