The International Holidays Trading Travel Co. in Ho Chi Minh City was fined VND33 million ($1,421) and had its international tour operation business license revoked for a year. The company was found to have committed three violations: changing its working address without informing authorities at least 15 days in advance; having no written contracts with tourists; and not guiding tourists as per the contracts and tour programs, the HCMC's department of tourism announced Monday. The travel agency was responsible for creating itineraries and applying for visas on behalf of the Vietnamese tourists. It also failed to provide documents to prove its legal authorization for signing visa provision contracts with Taiwan-based ETholiday travel agency, which was responsible for receiving the tourists in Taiwan, and two other Vietnamese travel agencies, Golden Travel and Twin Bright, that organized the tour groups in Vietnam, the department said. Hanoi-based Golden Travel was fined VND48.5 million … [Read more...] about Travel agencies fined, licenses revoked in Vietnam
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Taiwan cancels many visa applications after 152 Vietnamese tourists ‘disappear’
The Central News Agency Tuesday cited Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) as saying 153 Vietnamese tourists arrived in Taiwan’s south-western city of Kaohsiung on December 21 and 23 in four groups. 23 tourists who arrived on December 21 later strayed off from their groups between Nantou and New Taipei’s Sanchong District the same day, while 129 others who came on December 23 went missing on December 23 and December 24. The only one who wasn’t missing was a tour group leader, according to Taiwanese travel agency ETholiday, which was responsible for receiving the tourists. The tourists’ itineraries were arranged by the Vietnam’s International Holidays Trading Travel Co.. They applied for electronic visas under a program launched in 2015, which requires no visa fees for travelers from Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and India. The program, a part of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy to establish closer ties with selected nations, also … [Read more...] about Taiwan cancels many visa applications after 152 Vietnamese tourists ‘disappear’
Taiwan cancels visa applications after 152 Vietnamese tourists ‘disappear’
The Central News Agency Tuesday cited the Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) as saying 153 Vietnamese tourists arrived in Taiwan’s south-western city of Kaohsiung on December 21 and 23 in four groups. 23 tourists who arrived on December 21 later strayed off from their groups between Nantou and New Taipei’s Sanchong District the same day, while 129 others who came on December 23 went missing on December 23 and December 24. The only one who wasn’t missing was a tour group leader, according to Taiwanese travel agency ETholiday, which was responsible for receiving the tourists. The tourists’ itineraries were arranged by the Vietnam’s International Holidays Trading Travel Co.. They applied for electronic visas under a program launched in 2015, which requires no visa fees for travelers from Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and India. The program, a part of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy to establish closer ties with selected nations, … [Read more...] about Taiwan cancels visa applications after 152 Vietnamese tourists ‘disappear’
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 9/12
Online Friday kicks off with 5,000 promotional products Online Friday 2018 officially kicked off on December 7, with 5,000 products at promotional prices of 0 VND or with prices reduced by 80 to 90 percent, according to event organiser the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Around 3,000 businesses registered to join the programme. Around 120,000 buyers can access the website onlinefriday.vn or the Online Friday app at the same time. Many big brands participate such as Samsung, Jetstar, Vinamilk, Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, Lotte, Adayroi, The gioi di dong (Mobile World), Yes24, FPTshop and ViettelStore. Delivery businesses such as VnPost, Nijavan, Lalamove and Snailship would support firms by reducing delivery costs for the event. Twenty banks will join in cash-back programmes to help customers use card payments. To ensure product and service quality, the organiser told firms to provide certificates of origin. The organiser … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 9/12
October 15-21: PM busy with activities of ASEM 12, P4G, European tour
PM busy with activities of ASEM 12, P4G, European tour Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse, on October 21, wrapped up his working trip to attend the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM 12) and the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, as well as visits to Austria, Belgium and Denmark from October 14-21. During the week-long tour, the PM conducted nearly 70 multilateral and bilateral activities within the framework of the ASEM 12 and P4G Summit, held a working session with the European Commission and visited Austria, Belgium and Denmark. At the 12th ASEM in Belgium, the PM made a speech at a plenary session themed “Reinforcing the Multilateral System: Advancing the ASEM Partnership on Global Issues”. Attending the first P4G Summit in Denmark, the PM conveyed a strong message of the importance of strengthening global cooperation in achieving global green growth goals till 2030. Vietnam ranks 77th in Global Competitiveness Index … [Read more...] about October 15-21: PM busy with activities of ASEM 12, P4G, European tour