Japanese trading firm Itochu is set to purchase a 20% stake in Thailand's non-life insurer Thaivivat Insurance, a deal that highlights the global investor’s interest in the Southeast Asian country’s growing insurance market.
Indonesia Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor has expressed the Indonesian government's commitment to continue developing social protection programmes for workers, including for non-wage recipient workers (BPU).
A seminar has been held in the US to connect businesses of Vietnam and the US, as well as seek cooperation opportunities in the fields of energy, manufacturing, insurance and finance.
Thanks to sustainable growth signs recently, General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Nguyen The Manh remains optimistic that the coverage rate of health insurance will exceed 94% by the end of this year.
Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has completed or surpassed all targets regarding the coverage of social, unemployment, and health insurance. In particular, health insurance coverage reached 93.35% of the population, exceeding the requirement set out in Resolution No 01/NQ-CP dated January 6, 2023, from the Government by 0.15%.
Thai authorities are considering accomplishing regulatory loopholes in supporting foreign tourists affected by incidents in Thailand, especially after the shooting at Siam Paragon Shopping Centre on October 3 which killed two people and injuring five.
The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is planning to launch the pilot operation for one year of tours at Ban Gioc – Detian waterfalls on the Vietnam - China border, starting from September 15.
To celebrate direct flight routes from Vietnam to Australia, Vietjet Air has introduced a comprehensive insurance package Sky Care with benefits of up to 100 million VND (4,300 USD) for passengers from April 25, 2023.
Manulife Vietnam settled claims worth nearly 7 trillion VND (298.55 million USD) last year, a 36% increase from the previous year, the insurance company said in a press release.
Customers in Singapore are more satisfied with finance sector there as banks boost their online banking security. However, customers are less interested in newcomer digital banks.
AM Best, the global credit rating agency specialising in the insurance industry, has upgraded two key ratings of PVI Insurance Corporation (PVI Insurance) thanks to its strong financial position and robust performance.
Vietnam takes the lead and set to post a 31% growth in gross merchandise value (GMV) from 23 billion USD in 2022 to 49 billion USD in 2025, according to the latest "e-economy SEA 2022" report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.
Sacombank has been named among the country’s 50 best profitable companies in 2022 for a sixth consecutive year in the annual list compiled by Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company and VietnamNet.
Vietnam’s SOVICO and India’s HCL Technologies Limited have signed an agreement on sharing and developing business opportunities with a focus on information technology.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many people’s lives upside down. For the poor, their already-difficult circumstances have become even more worrisome. In the central province of Nghe An, the local branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies stepped up disbursement from the Unemployment Insurance Fund to help the poor overcome their difficulties and restore production.
The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) organised an online conference on digital signature on November 16. It brought together representatives from ministries, agencies and relevant organisations.
Insurance, banking and securities are among the industries with the highest hiring needs in the third quarter of the year, according to job services provider Navigos Group.
As many as 706 enterprises, 85 percent of 832 listed companies on the Vietnamese stock market, generated profits during the third quarter of this year.
