06/08/2017 01:16 PM

Hanoi - As a powerhouse of new technologies, skilled workforce and burgeoning middle class, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to contribute 70 percent of the global GDP by 2050 and now 10 out of the 20 largest economies are from the region, said a high-ranking Vietnamese official.

04/08/2017 03:32 PM

From March 1st 2017, the Government Decree No.166/2016/ND-CP stipulating electronic transactions on social insurance (SI), health insurance (HI) and unemployment insurance (UI) (to be called “social insurance” for short) shall come into force.

04/08/2017 03:31 PM

Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, & Social Welfare is currently drafting a Decree detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Social Insurance on compulsory social insurance for employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam and collecting feedbacks. According to the plan, this Decree will take effect from 1st January 2018

04/08/2017 03:29 PM

Acknowledging the public demand on transparency and professionalism in implementing administrative procedures at local levels, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has officially launched its centralized Electronic One-stop-shop system from 01/01/2017.

04/08/2017 03:27 PM

On 29th June, 2017, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has issued Document no. 2696/BHXH-CSXH providing guidelines for social insurance (SI) benefits implementation from 1st July, 2017.

04/08/2017 03:24 PM

Ho Chi Minh June 16th, 2017 - Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) in collaboration with the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a dialogue conference on implementation of Social insurance (SI), Health insurance (HI) and Unemployment insurance (UI) policies with FDI enterprises. Attended the conference were representatives from Committee on Social Affairs of the National Assembly, Ministry of Labor, Invalid and Social affair, Viet Nam General Confederation of labor and more than 400 FDI enterprises in South of Viet Nam…

04/08/2017 02:31 PM

Hanoi – Viet Nam strongly protests inhuman treatment as well as the use of force or threat to use force against VietNamese fishermen, said the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department in response to reporters’ question regarding two fishermen getting injured as their fishing boat was shot by a vessel of unknown nationality.

04/08/2017 02:25 PM

London – A VietNam-Laos friendship exchange was held in the UK on July 28 by the Embassies of Vietnam and Laos in the host country.