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Economic experts have suggested that the Malaysian government consider relaxing the strict requirements of its 10-year visa program to boost government revenue. Economist Carmelo Ferlito said tighter restrictions would lead to fewer applications for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) program, which would lead to fewer positive spillover effects on …

The Kazakhstan government has approved a visa waiver agreement between Kazakhstan and Vietnam. The decision is included in a decree issued on Tuesday and took effect immediately. The agreement states that Kazkhstani citizens and Vietnamese citizens holding passports that are valid for at least six months will be exempt from …

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have intercepted five passengers flying in from Poland with illegal foreign currency worth an equivalent of US$620,000. When they passed through security checks on June 13, officers found $352,000 and EUR245,900 ($269,000) hidden in their luggage, Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper …

Popular beach tourist cities such as Ha Long, Da Nang, Phan Thiet and Sam Son are expected to be overrun by holiday crowds this summer as hotel occupancy rates have already reached over 80%. Data from travel platform Mustgo, which partners with 2,000 hotels across the country, shows hotel occupancy …

The Malaysian government has submitted a nomination for Malaysian breakfast culture to be inscribed in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, deputy minister of Malaysia’s Tourism, Arts and Culture, said the nomination highlighted the country’s iconic breakfast food such as nasi lemak (fragrant rice cooked in …

Hanoi has topped a list as the world’s trending city for solo travel while Ho Chi Minh City ranked sixth, according to a report by U.K.-based adventure travel company Explore Worldwide. By analyzing Google search data from the last two years, the company has determined the places that are seeing …

A remarkable group of Mekong giant catfish, weighing between 45 and 100 kilograms each, are raised in a 2,000 square-meter pond in the Mekong Delta capital Can Tho.     Can Tho family keeps a pond of Mekong giant catfish Can Tho family keeps a pond of Mekong giant catfish

Flights between Nanki Shirahama airport in Japan’s southeastern prefecture of Wakayama and Hanoi and Da Nang City are expected to be launched next month, Wakayama’s authorities said on Tuesday. The service forms part of the efforts by the authorities in increasing international flights to the airport after a hiatus due …

Thailand received 11.4 million foreign tourist arrivals from January to June 11, and saw spending of 472 billion baht (US$13.67 billion), the tourism ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The tourist numbers surpassed the 11.15 million in the whole of 2022. The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects to see …

Vietnam is the most popular destination among Korean tourists this summer, according to Hana Tour, the largest travel company in South Korea. The company recently announced the results of its analysis on the booking situation for overseas travel departing in July and August, which also indicated that international travel is …