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Though China added Vietnam to its list of approved countries for group tours on March 15, flights carrying groups of Chinese tourists to Khanh Hoa Province in the south-central region will not resume until March 26, according to Cam Ranh International Terminal Joint Stock Company. Accordingly, low-cost air carrier Vietjet Air will run about 34 round-trip flights between China and Khanh Hoa from March 26 to March 31. While China Southern Airlines has plans to reopen an air route connecting China with Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa on March 26 with one daily flight, the frequency will float between 25 and 30 daily international flights from mid-April 2023 onward. Several local travel firms which specialize in facilitating Chinese tourism to Khanh Hoa said that China repealing its prohibition of outbound group tours to Vietnam, and Khanh Hoa in particular, would be a big boost to local tourism, enabling outlets to sell more tours for the upcoming holidays – … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa to receive dozens of Chinese tour groups through end of month

Chan Siew Mie (left), a senior nurse manager from Singaporean Tan Tock Seng Hospital, demonstrates a permanent catheter dressing to Vietnamese master trainers during a clinical training workshop. (Photo courtesy of Singapore International Foundation) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Since 2018, the Haemodialysis Care Project between Vietnamese and Singaporean partners has worked to improve the overall quality of care for more than 2,500 renal patients in the northern region. The five-year project was a collaboration between Hanoi Medical University (HMU), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Singapore International Foundation (SIF). During the project, a team of Singapore International Volunteers (SIV), comprising doctors, and nurse specialists from the TTSH’s Department of Renal Medicine, worked with their counterparts from HMU, as well as Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals and other dialysis centres in Hanoi. The SIVs trained close to 260 Vietnamese practitioners. Among them, 12 … [Read more...] about More than 2,500 renal patients benefit from Singapore-Vietnam haemodialysis project

Vietnam will add more countries to its visa waiver program, offer a longer visa-free stay, and expand the list of countries eligible for e-visa application, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a teleconference on tourism development in 2023 titled ‘Boosting Tourism Recovery and Promoting Growth’ on Wednesday this week. These moves are expected to boost Vietnam’s inbound tourism one year after the country fully reopened its doors to international tourists on March 15 last year. Speaking at the event, Dang Minh Truong, chairman of Sun Group, said that Vietnam is in dire need of breakthrough solutions to prevent the tourist industry from lagging behind. Relevant ministries and departments should weigh up amending and supplementing regulations of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam, and report them to the prime minister as soon as possible. Besides, it is necessary to extend tourist visa validity for international tourists from 90 … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives to clear visa roadblocks to woo international tourists

Could you shed some light on the visa openness of other countries in the region? Pham Hong Long, dean of Tourism Studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi Back in 1996, Malaysia launched a programme to attract retired people with a 10-year visa. Last year, the initiative was renamed My Second Home and now targets anyone 21 years old and above. Malaysia has also introduced a premium visa initiative to attract wealthy foreigners to invest and reside in the country for a period of 20 years. In addition, it currently grants visa exemption to 162 countries. Thanks to its open visa policy, the country received over 7 million tourist arrivals in 2022, double the figure of Vietnam. Elsewhere, Thailand has extended stays to 45 days for citizens from 65 countries, while the Philippines grants visa exemption for 157 countries. Singapore is also known for its attractive visa policies. Citizens from 162 countries are entitled for visa exemption there … [Read more...] about Vietnam should expand visa policy to welcome growth

A mission, including 52 businesses from the U.S., is scheduled to visit Vietnam this week to learn about the local market and seek business and investment opportunities. This is the largest-ever U.S. business mission to Vietnam. Ted Osius, president and CEO of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday that these U.S. firms will meet with the Vietnamese prime minister, National Assembly chairman, and ministers. Amazon is among the U.S. enterprises coming to Vietnam this week. Photo: Reuters Learning about Vietnam’s digital, green transformation potential According to Osius, USABC members stressed at a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his visit to the U.S. on the occasion of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit in May 2022 that they considered Vietnam a strategic market in the region and were committed to making investments in Vietnam and cooperating with Vietnamese partners for a long term. … [Read more...] about Biggest-ever US business delegation comes to Vietnam to seek investment opportunities

Singaporean President Halimah Yacob reviews the guard of honour (Photo: thestar.com.my) Singapore (VNA) – Singaporean President Halimah Yacob met with Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on March 21 within the framework of her state visit to Malaysia. President Yacob reaffirmed the two countries’ time-honoured relations built on the warm people-to-people ties at all levels. Talking to the host country's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the Singaporean leader expressed her belief that under the leadership of PM Anwar, bilateral cooperation will be enhanced across multiple domains and deliver concrete benefits to the two nations’ peoples and businesses. President Yacob paid a state visit to Singapore from March 20-22./. VNA … [Read more...] about Singapore, Malaysia boost bilateral cooperation

Martin Koerner - Head, Tourism Working Group Vietnam Business Forum To recover from this crisis and boost its tourism potential, Vietnam needs to implement some policy changes and improve its service quality. There are three key recommendations. First is to improve the visa policy. One of the barriers for foreign tourists to visiting Vietnam is its complicated and restrictive visa policy. Currently, only 24 countries are eligible for visa exemption for up to 15 days, while others have to apply for an e-visa or a visa on arrival. The visa exemption period is too short for many visitors who want to explore the country’s diverse attractions, while the e-visa and visa on arrival processes can be time-consuming and inconvenient. To make it easier and more attractive for visitors, Vietnam should extend the visa exemption period to 30 days, increase the list of visa exempt countries to all of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada, increase the number of countries for … [Read more...] about Attracting more visitors to Vietnam

Foreign tourists visit Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi plans to organise 167 promotional activities in trade, tourism and investment, including 50 at the municipal level this year in an effort to fulfil the capital city’s socio-economic development goals, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen on March 2. Addressing a conference to plan the city's promotional campaign for 2023 held by the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA), Quyen stressed that the activities should focus on the city’s key export markets. According to the HPA's report, Hanoi organised 172 promotion activities last year, thus contributing to its socio-economic recovery and development after the COVID-19 pandemic. These activities contributed to bringing total export turnover to 17.1 billion USD last year, up 10.3% year-on-year, and reaching 1.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment, also up 10.3% year-on-year. In the year, Hanoi welcomed 18.7 million … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans various promotional activities to fulfil 2023 development goals

Stakeholders have much to say about the current state of the tourism industry, and what must be done Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a tourism recovery conference on March 15 and talked to management agencies and tourism businesses about removing obstacles for the industry to thrive once again. Despite being one of the first Southeast Asian countries to fully reopen to international tourism after the pandemic, Vietnam’s tourism industry still trails other countries in the region. The PM raised a series of questions about tourism promotion, competitive advantages, products, and visa policies – all factors that are considered to be subjective causes for Vietnam’s tourism to fail its foreign tourism targets thus far. “Tourism cannot develop alone, and tourism cannot develop if culture and the entertainment industry do not develop,” PM Chinh said. He directed the tourism industry to build green and sustainable tourism products, finance tourism activities, and develop … [Read more...] about Tourism breakthrough within reach

Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park J.V. Co. (VSIP) on Saturday signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with nine Vietnamese provinces to develop smart and sustainable industrial parks (IPs). VSIP is a joint venture between Becamex IDC Corporation, under the People’s Committee of Binh Duong, just outside Ho Chi Minh City, and Sembcorp Development Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries, a leading energy and urban solution provider. The signing ceremony was part of the 'Binh Duong: Initiation - Connection - New Development' program, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, leaders of ministries, agencies and localities, and hundreds of investors. It was also an expansion of a broader MOU between Becamex and Sembcorp Development inked during Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s state visit to Singapore early last month. Smart and sustainable IPs will be considered in nine provinces, including Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Binh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, … [Read more...] about VSIP joins hands with 9 Vietnamese provinces to develop smart IPs