Regulators, investors and executive leadership teams are increasingly treating cyber incidents not as technical failures but as matters of governance, resilience and accountability.
Climatic conditions this year suggest that conditions are conducive to the formation of typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, which are more likely to hit Japan, the Greater China region or South Korea.
Vietnam has made it mandatory for foreign workers in the country with 12 months labour contract to be covered under the country's social insurance (SI) scheme.
More than 3.5m people across Vietnam are set to receive pensions and social insurance allowances between 1 and 2 June, as local social insurance agencies roll out payment plans for the month.
About 89% of participants assess life insurance as essential, according to Vietnam Insurance Association (IAV).
A vast majority (89%) of Vietnamese people consider life insurance as "highly important in daily life", and they are also getting increasingly interested in financial planning, family protection and preparation for long-term risks, according to the Insurance Association of Vietnam (IAV).
Techcom Life, an 80% subsidiary of Techcombank, has entered the ranks of the Top Five life insurers in Vietnam in the first four months of this year in terms of new business premiums.
Willis and Global Parametrics has announced that payouts of an innovative parametric policy have been distributed to coffee farmers in the Central Highlands of Vietnam who suffered losses due to high rainfall during the 2025/26 coffee growing season.
Vietnamese commercial banks are continuing the trend of shifting to direct ownership of insurance companies, instead of merely distributing insurance products in partnership with insurers.
Vietnam will expand its national health insurance coverage, including preventive care and check-ups and ensure more effective and enhanced healthcare for all Vietnamese. Vietnam is working on a plan to achieve the goal of universal coverage by 2030.