31/07/2025 02:13 PM

VGP - Viet Nam sent nearly 74,700 Vietnamese workers abroad in the first half of this year, fulfilling 57.4 percent of the whole-year target, according to the Department of Overseas Labor Management under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

30/07/2025 10:13 AM

The 2025 Law on Employment No. 74/2025/QH15 was passed by the National Assembly on June 16, 2025, and shall take effect on January 1, 2026. The Law introduced notable new points, including provisions for reducing unemployment insurance (UI) contributions for employers who hire and employ workers with disabilities.

30/07/2025 10:08 AM

The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are only a little more than seven years from insolvency, based on projections from the programs’ own Trustees in combination with our estimates of the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The law dictates that when the trust funds deplete their reserves, payments are limited to incoming revenues. For the Social Security retirement program, we estimate that means a 24 percent benefit cut in late 2032, after the enactment of OBBBA.

29/07/2025 03:47 PM

The amended and supplemented Law on Health Insurance, No. 51/2024/QH15 (the 2024 Health Insurance Law), along with Government Decree No. 188/2025/ND-CP, introduces significant changes to health insurance (HI) card regulations. These updates aim to further facilitate participants’ access and enjoyment of their healthcare benefits.

29/07/2025 10:33 AM

The year 2025 marks 30 years since Vietnam became a member of ASEAN. Over the past three decades, the decision to join the bloc has proven to be a historically and strategically significant move by the Party and the State, bringing major benefits in terms of security, development, and international standing. With a proactive, positive, and responsible approach, Vietnam has made many practical contributions to ASEAN’s success.

29/07/2025 09:53 AM

From January 1st 2026, agencies, enterprises shall receive significant support from Unemployment Insurance (UI) Fund on educating and enhancing laborer’s vocational skills in case of bad effect on employment from natural disasters, fires, wars or dangerous epidemics.

28/07/2025 09:59 AM

SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is weighing a significant pension reform that could bring platform workers — such as food delivery riders and chauffeur-for-hire drivers — under the same pension contribution scheme as regular employees, with their platforms potentially covering half of their premiums.

25/07/2025 08:40 AM

According to statistics, Viet Nam hosts more than 400 industrial zones, including four export processing zones, which employ millions of workers, a considerable proportion of whom are women. To enhance workforce quality and address the country’s development demands, relevant sectors and authorities must adopt tailored approaches and comprehensive healthcare solutions for female workers in these settings.