01/05/2018 06:15 PM

According to statistics published by the Vietnam Social Security, as of the end of 2017, the country had over 227,000 people participating in voluntary social insurance. Over the years, persuading labourers, particularly freelancers and those work in informal sectors, to join voluntary social insurance remains a difficult issue for policy implementation agencies. A solution to solve the issue is in urgent need.

30/04/2018 10:05 AM

The Vietnam Social Security teamed up with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the National University Hanoi to hold a scientific seminar on media and communications on social insurance and health insurance, the first of its kind, in Hanoi on April 17. It brought together policy makers, media and press researchers and lecturers, leaders of news agencies and journalists.

24/04/2018 01:08 PM

Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Dao Viet Anh chaired a meeting with a delegation from the National Social Security Fund of Laos (NSSF), led by NSSF Deputy General Director Phetsamone Soukthaviphone, in Hanoi on March 27.

24/04/2018 11:02 AM

To improve the quality of services and handle public’s queries regarding social and health insurance, thus winning satisfaction of people and businesses, a delegation of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) led by Deputy Director General Dao Viet Anh made a study tour to the Republic of Korea to learn experience from Korean social security agencies - the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (COMWEL) and the National Pension Service (NPS) – in the organisation, management and operation of Call Centres.

11/04/2018 10:04 AM

The Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs has issued a document responding to concerns of voters in Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue provinces regarding retirement pension gaps, as well as adjustments of retirement pension and social insurance benefit.

27/03/2018 04:07 PM

According to a report of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), as of February 28, 13.79 million Vietnamese people registered for social insurance schemes, of whom 228,200 joined voluntarily. Unemployment insurance covered 11.69 million people, while the health insurance coverage reached 85.9 percent, or 80.55 million people.

27/03/2018 04:03 PM

A delegation of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) led by Deputy Director General Tran Dinh Lieu visited Portugal from March 15 to 17 during which they had working sessions with the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security and social welfare agencies of Portugal.

26/03/2018 10:45 AM

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) held a workshop in Hanoi on March 6 to share experience in sustainable social security amid population aging. Vice Minister of Finance and Director General of VSS Nguyen Thi Minh attended the event.