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Vietnam risks losing regional tourism race without visa waivers
Vietnam should soon waive visas for the nationals of some major tourism source markets in order not to lag behind its Southeast Asian neighbors, experts said.
Draft procedure for foreigners’ e-identification registration announced
The Ministry of Public Security has proposed a procedure for foreigners’ e-identification registration, which is expected to take effect alongside the identification law on July 1 this year.
Siemens offers locomotives for Vietnam’s highspeed railway
Siemens has expressed interest in Vietnam’s North-South highspeed railway and offered to provide vehicles for the project.
Vietnam considers using FaceID for immigration procedures
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the public security ministry look into using FaceID and electronic passports to make online immigration procedures more convenient.
Why Vietnam’s escalating anti-corruption campaign might backfire
By drawing public attention to high-level graft, the “blazing furnace” campaign could inadvertently prompt more searching questions about the nature of communist rule.
Vietnam considers visa exemption for nationals of wealthy countries
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed immigration agencies to consider waiving visas for visits of six to 12 months for people coming from wealthy countries to drive tourism recovery.
Bamboo Airways to suspend flights to Con Dao island
Bamboo Airways is set to suspend flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to travel hotspot Con Dao Archipelago in southern Vietnam starting from April.
The BYD of Vietnam just reported a huge loss for 2023—a whopping $2.4 billion
VinFast’s revenue growth is fast, but the electric-vehicle maker’s costs grow faster. Vietnam’s Tesla challenger is building a $2 billion manufacturing plant in North Carolina, is poised to break ground on another in India’s Tamil Nadu, and has yet another planned in Indonesia.
Vietnam and the art of not choosing
Lessons from the nation most poised between the US and China
Vietnam balances between the Indo-Pacific powers
Under mounting security pressure caused by China’s muscle flexing in the South China Sea and the possibility of Beijing’s economic coercion, Vietnam has adopted a cautious approach to the Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS).
Salt intrusion ruins tap water sources in Mekong Delta
Tens of thousands of families in the Mekong Delta’s Ben Tre Province have to use salt-contaminated water as salt intrusion is affecting several water factories in the area.
Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam
Many people are falling prey to scammers who lure them into believing they can get seasonal jobs in South Korea under an official employment program.
Vietnamese government starts collecting biometrics
Biometric Vietnam is on the horizon. What’s going to be wrong with that ?
Vietnam dangles semiconductor incentives to draw foreign companies
Hanoi pledges ambitious programmes as it competes with Asian rivals such as Malaysia in burgeoning chip sector.
Can Vietnam and Cambodia build a lasting peace?
Haunted by history, the two nations must go beyond official narratives for true reconciliation.
Local gateways required for satellite Internet services in Vietnam
Satellite Internet providers can only offer the service in Vietnam if there are gateways in the country, the information ministry has proposed.
Vietnam to send 125,000 labourers abroad in 2024
Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Vietnamese ship joins multilateral naval exercise in India
Ship 20 of Naval Region 3’s Brigade 172 is participating in the 12th Multilateral Naval Exercise (Milan) in the Indian port city of Visakhapatnam, according to the People’s Army newspaper.
Vietnam PM urges broadened entry rules for tourism growth
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has tasked the Ministry of Public Security to amend and supplement entry and exit policies for international arrivals in the direction of increasing the number of countries to the current visa waiver scheme.
Vietnam to collect biometrics – even DNA – for new ID cards
Iris scan, voice samples and blood type to be included in database
A visit to the Vietnam village gate in Morocco
War correspondent and activist Tran To Nga, an 82-year-old Vietnamese-French living in Paris, shared with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper her unexpected journey to Morocco, where she connected with the Vietnamese community.
Company fined $13,500 for discharging wastewater containing highly toxic chemical in Vietnam
Authorities in Quang Ngai Province, located in central Vietnam, have fined a company VND330 million (US$13,500) for disposing of wastewater containing chemical levels, including poisonous ones, that were much higher than the permitted levels.
Getting Vietnam’s economic growth back on track
Vietnam’s economy emerged from COVID-19 with a surprisingly high 8 per cent annual growth rate at the end of 2022, but took a gloomy U-turn in the first half of 2023, plagued by falling exports due to monetary tightening in…
Vietnam considers expanding visa exemption for more countries
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to consider expanding visa exemptions for citizens of certain countries in accordance with bilateral cooperation.
Vietnam travel firm fined after nearly 300 Taiwanese tourists stranded in Phu Quoc
Winner International Travel Company has been fined for « violating regulations when providing travel services » after 292 Taiwanese tourists it was contracted to serve were stranded on Phu Quoc Island.
Young women not motivated to get married and give birth
The high cost of maintaining a family and the public’s general respect for men over women is discouraging many young women from getting married, let alone giving birth.