01/03/2025 10:30 AM

The population authority also proposed creating conditions for women with two children who work at industrial parks, export processing zones and provinces and cities with low birth rates, to get support so that they are able to rent or to buy social housing.

28/02/2025 09:25 AM

Pension systems are at the forefront of many social security challenges in Asia and the Pacific. Despite significant variations across national contexts, many policymakers in the region are working to meet the growing demands of longer life expectancy and population ageing while expanding coverage and ensuring adequate income in retirement. Recent reforms in the region reflect this reality, focusing on challenges related to sustainability, adequacy, and coverage of pension systems. This article highlights recent policy reforms in these three areas, offering comparative perspectives from countries across the region.

24/02/2025 10:02 AM

The National Assembly’s approval of additional charter capital investment effectively 'unleashes' mechanisms, allowing the Việt Nam Express Corporation break through after two decades of overcoming difficulties.

23/02/2025 09:30 AM

Currently, in our country, the per capita income in ethnic minority and mountainous areas is only one-third of the national average. Due to geographical conditions and limited access to information, most people are not fully aware of the value and benefits that social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) provide. Social insurance officers understand that only when they truly know the people, stay close to them, and gain their trust can they effectively implement policies.

22/02/2025 01:55 PM

According to data from the ILO's "World Social Protection Report 2024-2026," only 46.9% of the global population benefits from at least one form of social security, while the remaining 53.1% (approximately 4.1 billion people) receive no benefits at all. The level of social security coverage varies significantly across regions, with Europe and Central Asia (83.9%) and the Americas (64.3%) having much higher coverage than the global average. In contrast, social security coverage in the Asia-Pacific region (44.1%), Arab countries (40%), and Africa (17.4%) is considerably lower than the global average.

22/02/2025 09:30 AM

As the main pillar of the social welfare system, the policies on Social Insurance (SI) and Health Insurance (HI) have always received attention from the Party and the State, considering them as goals and motivations for the sustainable development of the country. After 75 years of implementing the SI policy and 30 years since the establishment of Vietnam Social Security (VSS), VSS has been formed relatively uniformly and encompasses various programs in accordance with international standards.

20/02/2025 10:00 AM

On July 1, 2025, the new 2024 Social Insurance Law will officially take effect, introducing clearer eligibility conditions and policies to encourage workers to stay in the system to receive pensions. Notably, the number of people withdrawing their social insurance in a lump sum has significantly declined over the past six months.

19/02/2025 11:35 AM

In 2025, sickness benefits for workers participating in compulsory social insurance (SI) will be applied in two phases: before and after July 1.