Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has reached agreements on the mutual recognition of ‘vaccine passports’ with 17 countries as of March 17, said Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. Hằng …
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Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Ukraine entering Việt Nam in the first repatriation flight on March 8, 2022, was exempted from the COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirement that are in effect. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI — People seeking to gain entry into Việt Nam might not …
Read More »Tourism ministry disagrees with cumbersome proposals for international tourists
Russian tourists on pilot vaccine passport programme to Khánh Hoà Province, Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phan Sáu HÀ NỘI — In the latest report to the Government on the plan for Việt Nam’s full reopening of international tourism from March 15, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and …
Read More »Việt Nam to resume pre-pandemic visa exemption policies from March 15
Foreign tourists visiting Hội An City, Quảng Nam Province, in October 2019. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is slated to resume pre-pandemic bilateral and unilateral visa exemption policies for foreigners when the country fully reopens on March 15, 2022, announced the spokesperson of the Ministry …
Read More »Foreign tourists can travel freely in Việt Nam with negative COVID-19 tests
Foreign tourists visit the Temple of Literature in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — With negative COVID-19 tests, fully vaccinated foreign tourists may freely travel in Việt Nam after only one day of isolation following entry, according to the Ministry of Health’s proposed regulations. …
Read More »Germany removes Việt Nam from list of COVID-19 high-risk areas
Health workers carry out COVID-19 testing in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu BERLIN — Germany’s Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) on March 1 decided to remove 60 countries and territories across the world, including Việt Nam, from the list of the countries that are highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passengers entering Germany from …
Read More »Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine passports not rolled out yet two months after introduction
A woman receives a COVID-19 booster shot in Hàng Bông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due …
Read More »Guidance released for receiving foreign tourists from now until full reopening
South Korean tourists during their Phú Quốc tour under Việt Nam’s vaccine passport programme in late November 2021. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration for Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has released guidelines to implement the second phase of the pilot …
Read More »Foreign ministry provides updates on vaccine passport recognition, tourist visa issuance
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI —14 countries and territories have so far recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, while Việt Nam has recognised those of 79 countries and territories. Addressing reporters’ questions on the updates of bilateral …
Read More »Việt Nam could fully reopen international tourism from mid-March
Tourists visiting the ancient town of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province, in November 2021, under Việt Nam’s pilot vaccine passport programme. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is considering fully reopening international tourism from the middle of next month, earlier …
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