Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to reform governance, improve production and business efficiency, and strongly promote development investment.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) said on January 24 that it has signed a deal with the National Pension Service (NPS) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on the implementation of an agreement on social insurance between the two governments.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive outlining measures to enhance the quality of life and ensure social security for citizens and labourers during the upcoming seven-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), lasting from February 8 to 14.
Energy transition is a "golden opportunity" for Vietnam to ensure and improve social security and promote green transformation, towards realising its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, said Ingrid Christensen, Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam.
The person with the highest pension in Vietnam receives more than VND124 million (US$5,200) per month, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
Social security offices across the country have recently witnessed long lines of people waiting to claim lump-sum payments.
VOV.VN - Representatives of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) shared their experience and relevant information in managing social insurance and welfare programmes at a meeting held on June 13 in the South African city of Pretoria.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s population is scheduled to reach 100 million this year, making it the 15th most populous country worldwide.
VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man on March 13 made a number of proposals to realise the aspiration for a world of peace, development and prosperity at the ongoing 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Bahrain.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Laos should work more closely together to build labour and social cooperation strategies to suit the current situation of each country as well as the region and the world, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.