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14/12/2018 09:05 AM

Women represent 27% at the National Assembly and provincial People's Councils, official statistics show

28/11/2018 08:44 AM

Experts have suggested labourers think twice before taking a lump sum social insurance payment, explaining social insurance has been seen as savings for labourers when they are old as it is contributed to by both labourers and employers. They gave the suggestions in the context of increasing registrations for lump sum social insurance payments, especially among above-35-year-old employees.

27/11/2018 03:20 PM

Viet Nam has become the 7th country to approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a move that is not only expected to bring about real economic benefits but also boost institutional reform already underway.

27/11/2018 03:05 PM

As of late November, 2018, Viet Nam absorbed US 30.8 billion of FDI, equivalent to 93.2% against the same period last year.

07/11/2018 10:20 AM

The 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour held in Singapore on 29-30 October discussed how to maximize the potential of digitalization to promote decent work for migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region. Anna Engblom, senior expert on labour migration at the International Labour Organization (ILO), reviews the opportunities and challenges brought by digitalization in this area.

07/11/2018 09:35 AM

Social security professionals have identified the priority challenges for social security in Asia and the Pacific. Key issues relate to closing the coverage gap, meeting health and long-term care needs and the technological transition. These and other challenges require strategic and often innovative responses by social security policy-makers and administrators, according to a new report published by the International Social Security Association (ISSA).