07/11/2018 08:55 AM

VGP – As of October 20, as many as 2,458 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects were licensed in Viet Nam, worth more than US$15 billion, up 18.7% in terms of number and down 7.8% in capital against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

07/11/2018 12:00 AM

VGP – A total number of 109,611 new firms were established over the recent 10 months of 2018, with the registered capital of VND1,116 trillion, up 4.3% and 9.2% in terms of number and capital against the same period last year, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office.

10/08/2018 09:54 AM

The social insurance sector has reduced its administrative procedures to 33 from 115. The reduction has cut the amount of related documents by 56 percent and steps by 78 percent. The move aimed to reduce time and costs for enterprises engaging in administrative procedures for social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance, among others.

27/07/2018 10:50 PM

Medical checkup fees will decrease by 15-20 percent as from July 15 when a circular issued by the Ministry of Health regulating uniform prices for medical checkup and treatment services for insurance card holders in hospitals across the country takes effect.

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.

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.

04/05/2018 05:25 PM

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that ASEAN needs to continue maintaining its central role in the region on the basis of promoting collective self-resilience and upholding solidarity, unity and leading role in fostering regional economic integration.

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.