As Laos continues to maintain closed border gates for most immigration activities until the end of January, the Vietnamese Embassy in the country said Vietnamese people that are working and studying in Laos should return to Vietnam via border gates after registering with the embassy and general consulates in Luang Prabang, Savannakhet and Pakse. The embassy and general consulates will collect the list and send it to the Lao authorities for review and approval. The list will be uploaded to the website of the embassy and other general consulates. Over 50,000 Vietnamese have returned to Vietnam from Laos via border gates during the Covid-19 outbreak. In recent days, the number of people wanting to return to Vietnam has sharply increased. Over 1,125 people registered online with the embassy in Vientiane on January 5 alone. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese in Laos register to return to Vietnam for Tet
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Russia to reopen air travel with Vietnam
The decision was made based on announced criteria: not more than 40 new cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 of the population per fortnight; not more than one percent of a single-day rise of new cases for 14 days; reproduction number of coronavirus at below one for seven days. It was also based on reciprocity principles, the center said. … [Read more...] about Russia to reopen air travel with Vietnam
Nearly 160 endangered langurs discovered in north-central Vietnamese province
Francois' langurs are sighted in Thach Hoa Commune, Tuyen Hoa District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. Photo: L.G. / Tuoi Tre Francois' langurs are classified as critically endangered in the Red Book of Vietnam and in urgent need of conservation and protection. … [Read more...] about Nearly 160 endangered langurs discovered in north-central Vietnamese province