They were charged on Tuesday with forging travel documents, breaching the Employment Service Act and violating the Human Trafficking Prevention law in the infamous case where 152 Vietnamese tourists went missing en masse after arriving in Taiwan on tourist visas. The Taiwan News reports that Mai, Vietnamese employee of a Hanoi-based travel agency, faked documents for 20 Vietnamese citizens who planned to work illegally in Taiwan and arranged for them to be part of a tour group under a specialized visa program. For this service, the workers had to pay $1,000 to $3,000 each. After acquiring electronic visas for her clients, Mai led the tour group of 19 Vietnamese to Kaohsiung on December 21, another person having been taken to Taichung on December 15. Mai’s Taiwanese husband, whose surname is Hsiao, is charged with hiding two Vietnamese nationals in their home for several days and with arranging for another person to work as a delivery person in Taoyuan. The missing tourists … [Read more...] about Four prosecuted for disappearance of Vietnamese tourists in Taiwan
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Vietnam – seven reasons to visit
V – Varied landscape Vietnam is one of the favourite playgrounds of Mother Nature, boasting a wondrous blend of mountains, highlands, caves, rivers, plains, beaches, and epic delta regions. With Mount Fansipan, as its backdrop, Sapa is home to terraced rice fields, cascading waterfalls, and secluded tribal villages perched on distant slopes. Halong Bay is the perfect getaway to experience luxury cruises as well as outdoor activities such as kayaking. It is an enthralling experience to cruise amidst the towering limestone karsts jutting out of the Gulf of Tonkin. The endless spectacle of the limestone world continues further south in Trang An and Tam Coc located in Ninh Binh province, offering limitless opportunities for travellers. Complementing the Central Highlands, exquisite pristine beaches enrich the beauty of Central Vietnam. Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest cave system, is a particular highlight, although it remains difficult to explore. However, this imposing … [Read more...] about Vietnam – seven reasons to visit
Vietnam welcomes RoK’s new visa policy
Tourists from the Republic of Korea visit Vietnam (Photo VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomes the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s adoption of new visa regulations for Vietnamese citizens, which will help promote the people-to-people exchange between the two countries, spokesperson for the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said. She made the statement at the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 6. “We welcome this step from the Republic of Korea and believe it will facilitate the two countries’ people-to-people exchanges, and promote tourism and cooperation in trade and investment, thus contributing to strengthening the Vietnam-RoK strategic partnership,” she said. From December 3, Vietnamese residents living in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang are eligible for a multiple-entry visa valid for up to five years to the RoK. To apply for this Korean visa, residents have to pay 80 USD and wait for no longer than … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes RoK’s new visa policy
Vietnam to extend e-visa scheme to lure foreign visitors
The Hanoitimes - The Ministry of Public Security has issued 336,932 e-visa to foreigners from January 2017 to October 2018. The majority of Vietnam's National Assembly deputies have agreed to the government's proposal to extend the electronic visa plan by another two years to encourage more foreign arrivals to the country, local media reported. Vietnam has not detected any threat to national security related to e-visa granting after two years implementing it on a pilot basis at a limited number of gates of entrance, said Minister of Public Security To Lam on Monday. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) considers applying it permanently in more border gates, he added. More Vietnamese border gates authorized to issue e-visa. Vietnam started the e-visa pilot program in February 2017, applicable to citizens of 46 countries at 28 border gates. In the report by the Ministry of Public Security presented at the on-going National Assembly session, Minister To Lam said between … [Read more...] about Vietnam to extend e-visa scheme to lure foreign visitors
Vietnam welcomes over 4.2 million foreign visitors in Q1
In March alone, Vietnam welcomed over 1.3 million tourists. Visitors chose to fly to Vietnam accounts for 27.9 percent of arrivals during the first quarter of 2018 (Q1) while the number of tourists coming by sea and land was 6.9 percent and 53.6 percent respectively. Of which, more than 3.1 million visitors are from Asian market. The number of visitors from China increased most by 43 percent, South Korea 69 percent and Japan 7 percent. Visa exemption program has raised the number of visitors from the European market to Vietnam by 15.4 percent. The number of visitors from Russian increased by 15.8 percent, the UK 14.4 percent, France 12 percent, Germany 9.8 percent and Sweden 20.6 percent. Tourism revenue totaled VND138 trillion, a year on year increase of 30 percent. By KIM HUYEN – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) visitors in first three months … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes over 4.2 million foreign visitors in Q1