A rendering of the proposed Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai. Photo courtesy of Airports Corporation of Việt Nam HCM CITY — The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) has urged Đồng Nai Province to hand over within this month the remaining land needed …
Read More »Hà Nội drops 9pm closure for service venues, reopens pedestrian streets
Tạ Hiện Street, a popular tourist destination known for nightlife activities and street food in downtown Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities will allow food and beverage venues and service establishments to operate as normal, dropping requirements to close at 9pm that have been enforced for months. The venues need to comply …
Read More »Việt Nam to reinstate pre-pandemic entry and exit procedures
HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Government agreed on Tuesday to reinstate pre-pandemic entry and exit procedures for foreigners and Vietnamese living overseas from March 15. In a notice, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh said the procedures would be resumed to the level before COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in early 2020, …
Read More »Việt Nam breaks daily COVID record with 175,480 cases
A health worker tests samples for COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported another record daily tally of COVID-19 infections on Tuesday with 175,480 new cases in 63 provinces and cities. The new record brings the total caseload in Việt Nam to 6,552,918 infections since the start of the pandemic. …
Read More »175,480 new COVID-19 cases, 68 more deaths reported on Tuesday
The 175,480 new COVID-19 cases include 12 imported cases and 175,468 local infections detected in Hà Nội (26,708), Nghệ An (10,752), Phú Thọ (9,062), Hải Dương (5,464), Bắc Ninh (5,007), Thái Nguyên (4,920), Hưng Yên (4,906), Hòa Bình (4,846), Sơn La (4,827), Lạng Sơn (4,584), Cà Mau (4,476), Lào Cai …
Read More »First flight to Việt Nam on full int’l tourism reopening day
Flight SQ192 from Singapore to Hà Nội lands at Nội Bài International Airport Tuesday morning. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội welcomed the first international commercial flight on Tuesday morning, the day the country reopens international tourism after a two-year hiatus due …
Read More »Tourism authorities want health ministry to soon issue COVID-19 rules as country reopens
Thung Nham Bird Park, Ninh Bình Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Vietnam News Agency has talked with Nguyễn Trùng Khánh, director of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, about the long-awaited full reopening of tourism on March 15 and the many remaining obstacles. How has the tourism …
Read More »Ministry of Health clarifies new self-monitoring regulations
A health worker instructs a COVID-19 self-monitoring patient on how to check their health in Vĩnh Yên City, the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — Further details about COVID patients self-monitoring at home have been released after the Ministry of Health announced …
Read More »School zone speed limit established in Pleiku City for children’s safety and wellbeing
A signboard cautioning drivers to reduce speed to below 30km/h near Lê Lai Primary School, Pleiku City, the central highlands province of Gia Lai. — Photo courtesy of AIP Foundation PLEIKU — The #Love30 campaign – at the heart of the United Nations Road Safety action – advocates making …
Read More »Việt Nam waives entry requirements for citizens from 13 countries as tourism reopens
Foreign nationals from Singapore have their documents checked at passport control in Nội Bài International Airport, Hà Nội, on March 15, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Government on Tuesday agreed to waive entry visa requirements for foreign nationals entering the country from 13 nations. The details were provided in …
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