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Vietnam partially reopened regular commercial flights on nine international routes on January 1 to China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, and the US. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has just issued a dispatch on streamlining entry procedures for foreigners, overseas Vietnamese, and their relatives. According to the dispatch, foreigners entering Vietnam must be invited or sponsored by Vietnamese agencies, organizations, or individuals in line with the law on foreigners’ entry into, exit from, transit through, and residence in Vietnam. Air passengers handle entry procedures at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: Le Bao Foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives with valid visas can enter the country without undergoing personal examination, visa granting, and visa exemption procedures again. They also don’t need to seek prior permission from the immigration department and local authorities. In … [Read more...] about Foreigners, overseas Vietnamese facilitated entry procedures

Recognizing vaccine passports is part of efforts that Vietnam has been aware of very early on to serve the recovery plans. Ten countries have recognized vaccine certificates issued by Vietnam in the course of relaxing movement restrictions. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (second left) works with authorities at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Jan 20. Photo: Ministry of Transport The recognition was given by Australia, Belarus, Cambodia, Japan, India, Maldives, Palestine, the Philippines, the UK, and the US, according to the spokesperson of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On December 23, 2021, Vietnam’s vaccine certificate was issued and the country is seeking recognition from foreign countries, Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the press conference on January 20. In turn, Vietnam has recognized vaccine passports or temporary vaccination proof issued by 79 countries and territories, facilitating the entry of citizens from those … [Read more...] about 10 countries recognize Vietnam vaccine passports

Foreign visitors who do not have a visa will be allowed to enter Vietnam to work, attend conferences, seminars, study, and more, as Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has recently agreed to relax the entry procedures for international arrivals. According to Minh’s in-principle approval announced by the Government Office, foreigners entering Vietnam include those invited or guaranteed by agencies, organizations, or individuals in line with the law on foreigners’ entry into, exit from, transit through, and residence in Vietnam. However, foreigners wishing to come to Vietnam for tourism purposes in the short term are still welcomed under the pilot reopening program for international tourists. Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives with valid entry papers can enter the country without undergoing personal examination, visa granting, and visa exemption procedures again. They also do not need to seek entry approval from ministries, sector watchdogs, or … [Read more...] about Vietnam to ease entry for foreigners without visa, overseas Vietnamese

HCM City police have deported 12 Chinese people who illegally entered Vietnam. They entered Vietnam illegally through the northern border gates with the support of smugglers. They took coaches to HCM City. Some of them wanted to stay in HCM City to find jobs, while the others intended to seek work in Cambodia. The Chinese people deported from HCM City The Chinese were found in rented rooms in Thu Duc City and Nha Be districts. Several illegal Chinese entrants were previously found in HCM City. In 2021, up to 264 illegal migrants were deported from Vietnam by HCM City police. … [Read more...] about Chinese illegal migrants deported from HCM City

Passenger trials IATA e-health passport (Photo: Vietnam+) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is on the way to re-open the sky when Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province welcomed passengers on the first international flight, piloting the Health Ministry’s seven-day concentrated medical quarantine programme on September 4. This is considered a premise for the tourisms sector to implement the Politburo’s direction on piloting welcoming foreign visitors to a number of tourism centres capable of controlling the pandemic, such as Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) in the coming time. How has the tourism sector prepared for the recovery? Paving way for foreign tourists Many countries have started to allow their citizens to use “vaccine passports” (COVID-19 vaccine vaccination certificate) for domestic travel and other activities. Exports believe that the certificate plays an important role in domestic and international travel in the future as the resumption of travelling and trading in … [Read more...] about Post social distancing: digitalization of tourism itinerary ready to welcome visitors

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, including those from Singapore, thanks to the Government’s concerted efforts and measures to improve business climate and the expansion of free trade agreements, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year, the diplomat highlighted that Singapore has been the leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam for two consecutive years, with money injected into a wide range of areas such as financial and insurance services, manufacturing, real estate, and whole sale and retail trade. The Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) are the cornerstone of Singapore’s economic engagement with Vietnam, he said, adding they have attracted … [Read more...] about Vietnam – a magnet for Singaporean investors: Ambassador