Vietnam tourist visas

Those who entered Vietnam before March 1 are also eligible to have their stay automatically extended until the end of July if they could prove they were stranded in Vietnam due to the Covid-19 pandemic as confirmed by relevant diplomatic missions, or could provide documents issued by Vietnamese authorities to confirm they were quarantined or treated for Covid-19, among other reasons. … [Read more...] about Vietnam extends automatic stay for stranded foreigners as Covid-19 continues

Foreigners can extend visas amid COVID-19 outbreak: spokeswoman Foreigners in Vietnam can make visa extension procedures at the Immigration Department  in line with regulations, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed. … [Read more...] about Free visa waivers extended until July 31

Doctors of Cho Ray hospital in HCM City visit the most critically ill COVID-19 patient in Vietnam, Scotsman Stephen Cameron. He is recovering well and expected to return to his home country on July 12. Photo courtesy of Cho Ray hospital Việt Nam News editor-in-chief, Trinh Thanh Thuy, said: “We as journalists obviously have to be impartial when it comes to reporting the news. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s perfect response

In a survey of nearly 2,000 readers in HCM City by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper over 24 per cent said they intended to visit the US whenever the opportunity arose. This compared with a similar number for Singapore and 16 per cent for Hong Kong. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tourists flock to US as travel gets easier

 In spite of periods of colonial control, all the destruction of the many wars, all levels of foreign interference, with its trade, policies and regime Vietnam has sustainably placed its people at the centre of its policies; the economy has been growing at an annual average rate of 6.4 percent between 1986 and 2018. Vietnam’s life expectancy surged from 66 in 1978 to 76 in 2018, while child mortality dipped over the same period from 48 per 1000 live births to just 16. Through an almost stubborn focus on social welfare, poverty was reduced from over 75 percent  to below 10 percent over this period. A foreign investment law followed in 1987 with foreign direct investment (FDI) growing steadily from 320 million USD in 1990 to 130 billion USD in 2018. At the same time, GDP per capita has leapt 25 times from under 100 USD in the 30 years since 1989, in the process reducing poverty from 58 percent in 1993 to under 5 percent. Vietnam’s trade to GDP ratio is at 200 … [Read more...] about Vietnam on focus of African friends and partners