27/11/2018 03:05 PM
Foreign investors pour nearly US$ 31 billion into VN
As of late November, 2018, Viet Nam absorbed US 30.8 billion of FDI, equivalent to 93.2% against the same period last year.
07/11/2018 10:20 AM
How digitalization can help achieve fair migration
The 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour held in Singapore on 29-30 October discussed how to maximize the potential of digitalization to promote decent work for migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region. Anna Engblom, senior expert on labour migration at the International Labour Organization (ILO), reviews the opportunities and challenges brought by digitalization in this area.
07/11/2018 09:35 AM
10 global challenges for social security – Asia-Pacific
Social security professionals have identified the priority challenges for social security in Asia and the Pacific. Key issues relate to closing the coverage gap, meeting health and long-term care needs and the technological transition. These and other challenges require strategic and often innovative responses by social security policy-makers and administrators, according to a new report published by the International Social Security Association (ISSA).
07/11/2018 08:55 AM
VN attracts US$15 bln in FDI in 10 months
VGP – As of October 20, as many as 2,458 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects were licensed in Viet Nam, worth more than US$15 billion, up 18.7% in terms of number and down 7.8% in capital against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
07/11/2018 12:00 AM
Number of new firms in 10 months up 4.3%
VGP – A total number of 109,611 new firms were established over the recent 10 months of 2018, with the registered capital of VND1,116 trillion, up 4.3% and 9.2% in terms of number and capital against the same period last year, respectively, according to the General Statistics Office.
29/10/2018 07:00 AM
Seeking solutions to implement the Penal Code in dealing with crimes in the fields of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance
On October 11 and 12, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Tran Dinh Lieu chaired a scientific symposium on solutions to implement the Penal Code in dealing with crimes in the fields of social, health and unemployment insurance in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province. The event identified specific legal indications of insurance crimes and discussed contents in need of guidance in the resolution adopted by the Council of Justices of the Supreme People’s Court. It also defined the responsibility of the social insurance sector in undertaking criminal procedures to handle crimes in this field.
12/10/2018 03:08 PM
Health technology assessment to change the face of medical policymaking
The Ministry of Health organised a workshop on October 4 on health technology assessment (HTA) and initial application outcomes in domestic medical policymaking. Deputy Health Minister Pham Le Tuan and Deputy Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Pham Luong Son attended the event.
16/08/2018 09:33 AM
VSS Information Updates - July 2018
Sickness
Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
Certificate of coverage
ISSA-ASSA Networking