24/07/2018 09:35 AM

From July 1, pension, social insurance allowance and monthly support of eight groups will increase by 6.92 percent.

24/07/2018 09:12 AM

The results of a pilot survey to evaluate medical checkup quality in Vietnam showed that the average patient satisfaction index (PSI) in the country was at 3.98/5, or 79.5 percent of the patients’ expectation.

23/07/2018 05:33 PM

During 43 years since the country’s reunification, Hanoi has always fulfilled the targets of economic growth along with ensuring social welfare, thus deserving to be the country’s political, economical, cultural and social centre and be worthy of the “city of peace” recognition.

23/07/2018 05:25 PM

The adjustment of pension calculation according to the 2014 Law on Social Insurance aims to ensure the principle of payment and enjoyment and the sustainability of the social insurance fund. However, this regulation has caused some disadvantages for female employees retiring from 2018. Therefore, the National Assembly has assigned the Government to compensate part of the pensions for female workers who retire from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021.

23/07/2018 05:19 PM

The Politburo has submitted the social insurance policy reform project to the seventh plenary session of the 12th-tenure Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee for discussion including the reform of retirement benefit.

23/07/2018 03:16 PM

In September 2018, the Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) would preside over the 35th ASSA Board Meeting (ASSA 35th) in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province after four successful ASSA Board Meetings in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2010. At the same time, Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) will assume the role of Chairman of ASSA for the term 2018-2019. The conference marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of ASSA.

19/07/2018 05:05 PM

According to the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment), there are great numbers of labourers in the informal sector, including those working in agriculture and rural areas, free labourers, and labourers in household economy and small production and trading activities. They have significantly contributed to national food security, and the production of goods for domestic consumption and export, while generating jobs for other labourers. They have contributed about 30 percent of the national GDP.

18/07/2018 10:35 AM

The Ministry of Public Health has issued Circular 15/2018/TT-BYT regulating the uniform prices of insurance-covered medical check-up and treatment services among hospitals across the country and guiding the calculation of prices for medical services in some specific cases.