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Van Thong also affirmed that visa application procedures in Vietnam are simple and only take three days. Along with that, the National Web Portal on Immigration would consult with the Ministry of Public Security to amend and supplement some articles in immigration law No.47/2014/QH13 to create more conditions for foreigners to enter Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Private sector suggests wider visa exemptions

Photo for illustration Hamacek, who is also acting Foreign Minister said “the measure has been taken as a result of the long-soaring number of applications submitted to the Czech diplomatic mission in Hanoi, whose capacity is overburdened, as well as due to the risks that the National Security Council (BRS) discussed recently.” … [Read more...] about Czech Republic stops issuing work visas for Vietnamese laborers

It found that across the board biometric payments are seen as being more secure, faster and easier than traditional methods, with 97 per cent of respondents indicating that they felt fingerprint recognition was a secure method, followed by eye scans at 94 per cent and facial recognition at 92 per cent. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese card users prefer biometric authentication for payment: Visa study

Bangkok (VNA) - Chinese investment applications in Thailand surpassed those made by Japanese companies for the first time in 2019, standing at 262 billion baht (8.66 billion USD), the Board of Investment (BoI) has announced. According to the BoI, Japanese investment applications were worth 73.1 billion baht, while Hong Kong investors were in third place with a value of 36.3 billion baht. The BoI’s Secretary-General Duangjai Asawachintachit said Chinese investors applied for the government's investment incentives to avoid the continued US-China trade war. Chinese companies have to seek countries to move their production facilities, with Southeast Asia and Thailand in particular favoured, she said. Of the total investment applications from China, roughly 160 billion baht were for projects in 12 targeted industries and general sectors, while 101 billion was for the high-speed railway linking three airports. The BoI reported total investment applications in 2019 stood at 756 … [Read more...] about China takes the lead in investment applications in Thailand

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City will roll out a programme on building an ecosystem of artificial intelligence (AI) application for 2019-2020, heard a press conference in the Vietnamese southern metropolis on September 17. According to Duong Anh Duc, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, since 2018, the city has proposed and issued mechanisms and policies on AI research and application in production, daily activities and smart city building. In 2019 and 2020, the southern hub plans to launch a contest aiming to seek solutions of AI application in management and production in knowledge-intensive sectors, thus bringing about high economic benefits, he said. The official said the city will identify priorities in AI application such as transport, health care, high-tech agriculture, tourism, environment, water supply and sewage, and electricity in order to overcome challenges to urbanization. Duc told the press conference that the municipal … [Read more...] about HCM City to put forth programme on building AI application ecosystem