09/07/2021 11:55 AM

Vietnam’s economic activity has slowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the implementation of various policies, however as directed by the Government, social security remains a top priority. Reiterating efforts of the social security sector in ensuring that health insurance – one of the social security policies of overriding concern at the moment – is well implemented, Vietnam Social Security’s Deputy Director General Pham Luong Son said: “Universal health insurance is the basic means to fulfill the target of every citizen being provided with healthcare, the target of not only Vietnam but almost all countries in the world.”

09/07/2021 11:15 AM

First of its kind regional study highlights policy readiness of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to green their economies and areas where additional policies are required to capture full potential of shift towards green jobs and a just transition.

07/07/2021 11:55 AM

During the first six months of this year, the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has coordinated with relevant ministries and agencies to propose the development and amendment of social security policies for supporting businesses and people that are facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

06/07/2021 01:53 PM

Vietnam Social Security (VSS)’s deputy general director Tran Dinh Lieu speaks to the VSS portal about solutions to expand the social insurance membership and ensure benefits for participants.

06/07/2021 01:45 PM

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung has asked the Republic of Korea (RoK) to continue helping ASEAN countries improve their medical capacity at the 25th ASEAN-RoK Dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level held in the form of teleconference on July 6.

06/07/2021 09:45 AM

The Government has just issued Resolution No.68/NQ-CP on a number of policies to support employees and employers facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

03/07/2021 03:55 PM

Vietnam’s Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) adoption rate reached 44 percent, ranking second in ASEAN and 10th globally, according to the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre.

03/07/2021 07:35 AM

The Politburo’s endorsement of continuing to introduce a policy to support those hit by COVID-19 has been widely applauded by the public as laying the groundwork for the whole society to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic and achieve the dual goal of virus containment and economic development.