Social insurance under threat by bad investment

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Báo Dân Trí English 1 month(s) ago

Social insurance under threat by bad investment

Many NA deputies have expressed worries as a result of the Vietnam Social Insurance Agency using 70% of their funds for loans to credit institutions and concerns about default mount.

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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/4

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/4

Drug trafficking detected in Quang Binh

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Social insurance violations targeted

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

The city plans to beef up inspections at businesses this year in an effort to curb the number of violations related to social-insurance payments and contributions.

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Hanoians shun health insurance

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

The number of people buying health insurance cards in Ha Noi is still lower than in other localities despite efforts from local agencies to turn the trend around.

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Social insurance system seeks to boost collections and cut fraud

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VietNam News English 2 month(s) ago

Viet Nam Social Insurance Agency director general Le Bach Hong spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the agency's plans for 2013.

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City sets up price regulations

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VietNam News English 3 month(s) ago

Price discrepancies between public hospitals will be a thing of the past after HCM City sets up a central depot for supplying drugs, chemicals and other medical items.

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Jail sentence for social insurance embezzlers in HCMC

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SaiGon GP English 4 month(s) ago

Jail sentence for social insurance embezzlers in HCMC

The People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on January 22-23 passed prison sentences for 36-year-old Bui Quoc Vinh and 41-year-old Nguyen Anh Tuan for embezzling and counterfeiting seals and documents of authorized organs and misappropriating VND6 billion (US$288,000) of social insurance money.

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Unemployment rate to remain steady in HCM City this year

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VietNam News English 4 month(s) ago

The total number of unemployed people in HCM City is expected to remain steady at about 150,000 throughout 2013, according to the City Centre for Job Placement.

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Debt crisis threatens taxi giant

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Báo Dân Trí English 5 month(s) ago

Debt crisis threatens taxi giant

Mai Linh Group, one of the largest taxi companies in Vietnam, may have to sell its assets to settle outstanding debts, threatening 6,000 staff with unemployment.

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Many firms fail to pay social insurance

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SaigonTimes English 5 month(s) ago

HCMC – Among enterprises owing social insurance premiums, many are unable to settle arrears with companies in construction, garment, footwear and shipping industries are those owing the highest premiums, the HCMC Social Insurance Agency said.

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Ninh Thuan provides free health insurance

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VietNam News English 6 month(s) ago

Ninh Thuan provided nearly 45,000 free health insurance cards three months ago at a cost of more than VND6 billion (US$285,700) to people just above the poverty line, according to the province's Social Insurance Agency. The cards were issued under a four-year programme that began this year.

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Social insurance cheats face stringent checks

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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago

The HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will continue to work closely with the city Social Insurance Agency to monitor companies to ensure they do not flout social insurance rules.

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400 people receive training on medical and social insurance

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Báo QĐND English 7 month(s) ago

400 people receive training on medical and social insurance

PANO – 400 representatives, including leaders and staff from medical and social insurance businesses and units in the whole army took part in a training course on medical and social insurance organized by the Social Insurance Agency of the Defence Ministry on October 15th in Hai Phong City.

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Stores try to lure buyers with discounts

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

Many supermarkets in HCM City have unveiled promotions with discounts of up to 49 per cent to attract customers.

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Health insurance goal out of reach

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VietNam News English 9 month(s) ago

Health insurance goal out of reach

The nation is likely to miss proposed targets on ensuring health insurance coverage extends to 75 per cent of the population by 2015 and 90 per cent by 2020.

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