From June 6, Vietnamese citizens can apply for long-term residential visas or visas to engage in business activities in the Czech Republic. The country suspended the acceptance of work visa applications from Vietnam in July last year, citing "overloading" and security concerns. The Czech Embassy in Vietnam has now received the first batch of 200 visa applications submitted by Vietnamese citizens who are planning to work in the Czech Republic from this August onwards. Last April, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid an official visit to the Czech Republic where he and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babiš agreed to promote labor cooperation. The Eastern European country is now in need of 200,000 workers and, given its thriving economy, the figure is expected to soar up to 600,000 in the coming years. According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalid and Social Affairs, around 500,000 Vietnamese citizens are living and working overseas. On average, more than 90,000 Vietnamese workers leave … [Read more...] about Czech Republic resumes work visas for Vietnamese citizens
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Deepening traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Czech
>>> PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc begins Czech visit The visit aims to deepen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic, creating a driving force to promote bilateral comprehensive cooperation in all fields. Czech maintains strong and stable economic growth in Eastern Europe. Since 1990, the country has focused on opening, privatising and restructuring the economy. Its accession to the European Union (EU) in May 2004 facilitated investment attraction and economic restructuring. Its GDP growth was at 3.5-4% per year, with about US$5 billion in FDI attracted per year. During the 2005-2007 period, its GDP grew at an average of 6% per year. From 2008-2013, Czech was severely affected by the global financial crisis but since 2013, its economy has recovered strongly thanks to exports. GDP in 2018 was at 2.8%. The current focus of Czech foreign policy is to strengthen EU integration and develop relations with neighbouring countries. In Asia, … [Read more...] about Deepening traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Czech
PM’s Czech Republic visit hoped to enhance bilateral ties
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the Czech Republic from April 16-18 is expected to help deepen the two countries’ friendship and lift bilateral ties to a new height. The visit will also offer a chance for both sides to discuss measures to boost cooperation in economics, trade, investment, education-training and labour export, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern. Vietnam and the Czech Republic established diplomatic ties in February 1950 and have since then implemented policies to develop cooperation in various fields. Vietnam attaches importance to its ties with its traditional friends in Central and Eastern Europe, in which the Czech Republic is a prioritised partner. The two sides have conducted regular delegation exchanges in recent years, including the visits to the Czech Republic by President Truong Tan Sang in 2015 and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi … [Read more...] about PM’s Czech Republic visit hoped to enhance bilateral ties
Romania stun champions Czech Republic in Fed Cup
Romania beat holders Czech Republic to reach first Fed Cup semi-final. — Photo supersport.comViet Nam News Tennis PARIS — Romania reached the Fed Cup semi-finals for the first time on Sunday with a 3-2 win over defending champions Czech Republic as Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu stunned Wimbledon and French Open winners Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in a marathon doubles decider. Begu and Niculescu triumphed 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-4 in a thrilling rubber in Ostrava which lasted just seven minutes short of three hours. Krejcikova and Siniakova, the world’s leading pair, trailed a break early in the final set before hitting back to 4-4. But the Romanian pair broke straight back for 5-4 before Begu, ranked at 35 in doubles, served out the tie. The result ended the 10-time champions Czechs’ hopes of making the Fed Cup semi-finals for an 11th successive year and represented their first home defeat in a decade. Earlier Simona Halep won the … [Read more...] about Romania stun champions Czech Republic in Fed Cup
VFS Global to collect visa applications for Czech Republic
A view of Prague in Autumn. — Photo vietnamtourism.comViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Embassy of Czech Republic in Việt Nam has announced that VFS Global has been chosen as the service provider for managing the Schengen visa application submission in Việt Nam. Olga Chojnacka, head of the Consular Section of the embassy, said by outsourcing visa procedures to VFS Global, she expected that the Czech Republic will attract more Vietnamese tourists. “Before the embassy collected visa applications two days a week, now VFS Global can collect documents five days a week, meaning people won’t have to wait as long,” she said. “Vietnamese tourists often visit the Czech Republic in spring and summer,” she said. “The large number of tourists from Việt Nam has increased, so our capacity doesn’t meet the demand of visa applicants.” Visa applications will be submitted to the VFS Global office in Hà Nội … [Read more...] about VFS Global to collect visa applications for Czech Republic