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The Communist Party of Vietnam Politburo has suggested piloting Covid-19 vaccine passports in Phu Quoc Island to attract foreign tourists. A corner of Phu Quoc Island According to the Politburo, vaccine passports can be used at tourist destinations that have Covid-19 pandemic under control like Hoi An City. After the destinations are selected, criteria should be set. Thailand and Singapore have set up detailed processes and criteria for receiving tourists. They only receive tourists from countries with low and medium risk of infection. The Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) held a meeting on June 17 to gather opinions before submitting the proposal to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Hoang Nhan Chinh, General Secretary of TAB, said, "Will Phu Quoc receive both foreign and domestic tourists? We think we should only receive foreign tourists for the time being." Co-operation from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other related agencies are needed to realise the project. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism were urged to quickly draft the safety criteria. According to Pham Ha, CEO of Luxury Travel, their partners in Northern Europe and America said they want to organise tours to Vietnam. "They are only waiting for us to reopen. This time, they only choose a few countries and extend the length of stay. It's important that we have clear processes and information," Ha said. Thailand launched the Phuket Sandbox plan for vaccinated tourists from countries that have low or medium risks of Covid-19 transmission. The tourists will be tested in Thailand and must prove that they have bought a Covid-19 health insurance policy of at least USD100,000. "Vaccine passport programme has been piloted in several countries like Denmark, France, Thailand, Japan, and China. It's a new programme with lots of concerns so I think we should pilot the programme for domestic travel …

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Experts have said that the tourism industry needs to work with localities and relevant agencies to develop a plan on piloting the welcoming of foreign tourists. The plan must indicate clearly which destinations should be piloted, what products will be introduced, what marketing strategies are to be used, and how to control an outbreak should it occur. Tourism businesses stand ready to work towards gradually restoring tourism post-pandemic. The international market is key for Vietnam’s tourism development. But if the country is slow in applying vaccine passports and re-opening to the international market, it will blunt its competitive edge compared to other regional countries. Therefore, along with safety measures to restore domestic tourism, a pilot study on welcoming international visitors is being conducted by the Ministry of Culture , Sports and Tourism in cooperation with other ministries and agencies. Relevant agencies will consider vaccine passports trial so that foreigners can visit destinations that have controlled the pandemic, such as Phu Quoc Island , Kien Giang province ./. VNA …

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This will contribute to promoting the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and for the sake of their peoples, Ngan said. She agreed with the RoK Speaker that the friendship and cooperation between the two countries have witnessed remarkable strides and become even closer since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992, especially in the fields of politics, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchange. Bilateral relations have been developing comprehensively in all fields, Ngan said, adding that Vietnam and the RoK have become leading partners of each other in various realms. The top legislator spoke highly of the state visit to Vietnam by RoK President Moon Jae-in in March 2018, which, she said, was an important highlight in the development of the bilateral rapport. The maintenance of high-level visits across all channels, from the State and National Assembly to the Government, has significant meaning in enhancing the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries as well as promoting exchanges between ministries, localities, and peoples to increase their mutual understanding, she said. She added that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing cooperative relations with the RoK and considers the country an important long-term partner. The two countries share many historical and cultural similarities and hold common benefits in maintaining peace, stability, and cooperation for the development of each nation as well as the region and the world. Vietnam is willing to work with the RoK towards elevating the bilateral strategic partnership and cooperation expansion in various fields, she noted. For his part, Moon Hee-sang noted that Vietnam is the fourth biggest trade partner of the RoK. In 2017, two-way trade hit 63.9 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 40 percent. Meanwhile, the RoK is the largest investor in Vietnam with 75 billion USD invested to date, he said. The Speaker said that President Moon Jae-in put …

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