13/11/2026 09:23 AM

Professor Shinji Yamashige of the Graduate School of Economics and the School of International and Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Khánh Linh about Japan’s social security challenges and policy priorities for developing sustainable elderly care in Việt Nam.

12/11/2026 04:25 PM

Stopgap measure does not solve fundamental problem that millions can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say

12/11/2026 08:05 AM

The Social Security Corporation (SSC) launched a project Thursday to expand social insurance coverage for self-employed workers by developing flexible insurance models that accommodate irregular incomes and help workers maintain contributions and access benefits.

05/11/2026 01:30 PM

The Cabinet has endorsed a Ministry of Labour bill that would raise the upper age limit for employees insured under Section 33 of Thailand’s social security system from 60 to 65, alongside wider benefits and more options for accessing old-age payments.

03/11/2026 08:56 AM

New IT equipment will help national institutions improve access to social benefits for refugee and Moldovan families, while strengthening Moldova’s social protection system for the long term.

02/11/2026 10:10 AM

The Min¬istry of Gender, Chil¬dren, Dis¬ab¬il¬ity and Social Wel¬fare has called for tan¬gible res¬ults from its part¬ner¬ship with World Vis¬ion Malawi, as the two insti¬tu¬tions seek to strengthen inter¬ven¬tions tar¬get¬ing women, chil¬dren, per-sons with dis¬ab¬il¬it¬ies and older per¬sons.

23/10/2026 03:07 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—OCTOBER 5, 2026—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today announced that Americans will have access to more reliable, accessible, and actionable information about what their health coverage includes and what they are likely to pay before receiving care under new regulations that strengthen federal healthcare price transparency requirements. The actions taken today to create a more transparent healthcare marketplace also ensure employers can make more informed decisions; researchers can better understand healthcare markets; and innovators can build better tools.

12/10/2026 08:05 AM

The Council of European Union and the European Parliament have adopted a regulation that revises the rules on the coordination of social security systems at EU level. The revised rules will strengthen fair labour mobility and make the implementation of the coordination rules clearer.