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In addition to previous plans to open Phu Quoc Island to international tourists, Ha Long, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Da Lat will also welcome tourists this year, under a plan developed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. A resort on Phu Quoc island. The MoCST has issued a plan to stimulate travel demand, restore the tourism industry, and resume travel activities in late 2021 and early 2022 while ensuring the dual goals of disease prevention and control and socio-economic development. It will create favourable conditions for domestic and international tourists who have valid vaccination travel certificates. Phú Quốc in Kiên Giang Province will be the first locality to welcome international visitors in October, followed by Hạ Long in Quảng Ninh Province, Hội An in Quảng Nam Province, Nha Trang in Khánh Hoà Province and Đà Lạt in Lâm Đồng Province. In addition to safety measures such as 5K rules and improving medical capacity to prevent the outbreak …

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Cao Bang is the only province in Vietnam that is free from Covid-19. Accidentally 'stuck' in Cao Bang, travel blogger Phan Quoc (born 1992, from HCM City) has captured poetic images of this land. Cao Bang has one international border gate, two main border gates and six auxiliary border gates with China. With more than 330km of border, Cao Bang has been free of Covid-19 since early 2020. Cao Bang is located in the northeast of Vietnam, about 290km from Hanoi and is a limestone plateau mixed with mountains. This place is famous for tourist destinations such as Ban Gioc waterfall, Pac Bo relic site, Nguom Ngao cave... Cao Bang is preparing to welcome the ripe rice season - the time when it attracts a large number of tourists. However, due to the impact of the pandemic, Cao Bang has temporarily closed its doors to tourists from other provinces. Accidentally "stuck" in Cao Bang, travel blogger Phan Quoc has captured the charming and poetic moments of this land. Quoc has been in Cao …

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Reopening Phu Quoc to receive tourists has proven to be a big challenge. But if Vietnam can solve these issues, it will successfully reopen the tourism industry and be able to live together safely with the coronavirus. The news that the Government has allowed Phu Quoc Island to go ahead and receive foreign travelers from October has ignited hopes for a revival of the tourism industry which has been paralyzed because of Covid-19. The industry and travel firms have been operating under the on/off mode with the door opening and closing, depending on pandemic developments. The firms have learned a lot of lessons. They have realized that they need to live together with coronavirus instead of waiting when the virus is completely eliminated. But how should they do this? At an online webinar on vaccine passports and an opportunity to stimulate demand in the aviation, tourism and service sectors, Tran Dac Phu, former Director of the Preventive Medicine Agency, said Vietnam needs …

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The authorities in Ninh Binh Province's Hoa Lu District have introduced online tours to some local tourist sites on social media. Ninh Binh holds online tours The tour guides led the live streams and the viewers on Facebook to various beauty spots and historical locations in Hoa Lu. The viewers could also ask questions and interact with the guide on the Ninh Binh Centre for Information Tourism Promotion Fanpage. The live stream attracted over 10,000 views, and large amounts of engagement. According to the Ninh Binh Department of Tourism, due to Covid-19, they are searching for new methods and opportunities to boost tourism. Discovering Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Programme is their first online tour and effort to help the tourism industry recover. They are also preparing to reopen the industry when possible. Other online tours will be held in Tam Coc-Bich Dong, Trang An complex and Cuc Phuong National Park. Specialities of Ninh Binh like burnt rice will also be …

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The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has issued a list of reopening requirements for local travel agencies, lodging facilities, and operators of outdoor tourist attractions. According to the newly issued safety regulations, travel agencies and tourists can resume tourism activities provided they meet the following criteria: Staff requirements at lodging facilities - Employees are only permitted to come into contact with tourists if they have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days or have recovered from COVID-19. - Staff who do not have contact with tourists must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to returning to work and be subject to periodic rapid testing. - Unvaccinated staff may only work remotely. - Staff who directly serve tourists, such as receptionists and restaurant staff, will be tested every three days. - All staff and customers must wear face masks in situations with …

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Experts have said that Vietnam should open its door for vaccinated foreign travelers at the same time as Thailand (on July 1) or even earlier. Vaccine Passport, a new term implying that tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 can freely travel worldwide, has entertained hopes of recovering local tourism, the sector has been hit hard – maybe hardest of all – by the Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam. Topas Ecolodge Resort - a favorite travel destination of foreign tourists in the North of Vietnam. Photo: Booking.com Is Vietnam ready to open for international tourists in July? Pham Ha, Chairman of Lux Group, told The Hanoi Times that his business and other local tour operators are now waiting for an announcement from the government regarding the resumption of international tourism. He hopes that Vietnam would open up for travel in the third or fourth quarter this year. “Many countries around the world have already successfully implemented the …

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Starting from joint activities in the francophone community, the Vietnam-Belgium relations have been making strides for the past years. A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue worked with top Belgian leaders and businesses in an effort to lift the relations to a new height. Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives Eliane Tillieux in Brussels on Sept 9. Photo: VGP In a meeting with President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives Eliane Tillieux in Brussels on September 9, the two leaders stressed the importance of enhancing the friendship of the two countries' parliamentarians. The two countries are both members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, one of the important channels for the bilateral ties. Hue is the first Vietnamese top leaders to tour Europe after Vietnam's new leadership for the 2021-26 term …

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Vietnam is one of the destinations in Wang Yi’s Asian tour, which includes Cambodia, Singapore, and South Korea. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China will donate Vietnam an additional three million Covid-19 vaccine doses when he met Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Friday afternoon [September 10]. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Sept 10. Photos: MoFA Vietnam is one of the destinations in Wang Yi’s Asia tour include Cambodia, Singapore, and South Korea. The committed volume will lift the Chinese donations to 5.7 million. In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam and China agreed to resume commerce flights when it is possible, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). Shortly after the reception, the two senior officials attended the 13th meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering …

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China will give Vietnam an additional three million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi announced during a meeting with Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Friday. The shipments of vaccine will be delivered this year, bringing China’s total donations to the Southeast Asian country to 5.7 million shots. Vietnam marks the first leg of Wang’s four-country Asian tour through Wednesday, which also includes Singapore, Cambodia and South Korea. Following his arrival in Hanoi, Wang co-chaired a meeting of the China-Vietnam steering committee for bilateral cooperation – an inter-government mechanism – with Vietnam deputy premier Minh. The two sides agreed that the Vietnam-China relationship maintains a positive development trend, with their key leaders continuing close contact and exchanges through various forms and at high frequency since the previous meeting in July 2020. Exchange and cooperation among ministries, agencies and …

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HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state The head offices of the People’s Committees of wards in Go Vap and District 8 that were requisitioned as gathering places of food and essential goods for social welfare activities have been cleaned and disinfected to give back the premises to the local administrative agencies before September 15. Residents who come to the People’s Committees of wards for notarization services are required to provide medical declaration, wear mask, measure body temperature while local state officials will wear personal protective equipment to protect against the virus and comply with the health ministry's 5K message, including facemask, disinfection, social distancing, no gathering and health declaration. Digital transformation of public administration has created favorable condition for State cadres to work and solve all documents submitted by residents online during the social distancing measures. This process of using digital …

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