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Justin Douglas from the U.S. said Vietnam should return to the old three-month visa policy to give tourists time to explore and discover the country at their pace. Starting March 15, Vietnam has allowed quarantine-free travel and resumed its pre-pandemic visa exemption policy for citizens from 24 countries, including Japan, South Korea and European economies. However, the country only issues a one-month single-entry e-visa to visitors from other countries, and has not resumed issuing three-month visas as was the norm earlier. "A 30-day stay is too restrictive," Justin said. "One thing I never got a chance to do before the pandemic is make a bicycle trip around Sa Pa and Ha Giang (in the northern highlands). It would be very difficult to do a trip like that in 30 days, which requires ample time to prepare in Hanoi beforehand and relax there afterward." Justin said Vietnam is his favorite country and he has been waiting to go back, but with a 30-day maximum limit, he decided he … [Read more...] about Relax ‘unfriendly’ visa policies, foreign tourists urge Vietnam

Vietnam ranked 51th out of 165 countries and territories in terms of progress toward the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), 30 places higher compared to five years ago. Vietnam remains committed to contributing to peace, stability, and inclusive growth for development and prosperity in the region and the world. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at the event. Source: VNA Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam gave the remarks at the 78 th session of the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), currently underway in Bangkok, Thailand from May 22-23. The event, themed “A common agenda to advance sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific”, drew the participation of high-ranking officials from 51 member countries of ESCAP. In his speech, Dam stressed the significance of this session, which coincided with the 75 th anniversary of ESCAP’s establishment, as well as the body’s contribution to socio-economic development in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam remains committed to inclusive growth for world’s prosperity

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S. to call on the U.S. government to recognize Vietnamese communities in the country as one of its ethnic minorities. PM Chinh visited the embassy in Washington, D.C. on Saturday as part of his trip to the U.S. to attend the U.S. - ASEAN Special Summit from May 11 to 17, at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden. The PM praised the embassy’s efforts in realizing the external policy of the Party and the state, promoting the image of the nation and people of Vietnam, and contributing to fostering the Vietnam – U.S. comprehensive partnership. The embassy should maintain its good performance in overseas Vietnamese affairs, including citizen protection, and request the U.S. government to recognize Vietnamese communities in the U.S. as an ethnic minority of the country, the Vietnam Government Portal cited the PM as saying. He also requested the embassy to take prompt actions in implementing relevant … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks US recognition of local Vietnamese communities as ethnic minority group

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the forum (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) — Vietnam expects for start-up collaboration with the US on issues of global concerns such as climate change, digital technology and supply chain diversification, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said. At a forum on innovation and start-ups held by Asia Society on May 17 (local time) in the US as he was on an official visit to the country, he also affirmed that Vietnam identifies science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship as an important driving force for development in the new period. The PM expressed his wish US partners will continue promoting cooperation activities, especially in innovative start-ups. Startup collaboration between the two sides should focus on issues that are of global concern and the two countries are promoting cooperation, such as climate change response, digital transformation, technology transformation, and supply chain diversification. He said the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to work with US to develop start-ups on climate change, digital transformation: PM

Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Hanoi (VNA) – The Megabank of Taiwan has applied for permission to open a branch in the northern port city of Hai Phong , according to the Dau Tu (Investment Review) newspaper. It is noteworthy that Megabank is just one among several Taiwanese banks looking to open branches in Vietnam’s northern localities in anticipation of a wave of investment into the Southeast Asian country by technology enterprises. Taiwanese banks were among the first to arrive in Vietnam, along with the wave of Taiwanese investment in the country in the 1990s. At that time, they mostly operated in Ho Chi Minh City to serve thousands of Taiwanese-invested enterprises in southern localities. Taiwan has the largest number of banking branches and rep offices in Vietnam, with the presence of over 10 banks. Taiwanese investors are running 2,764 FDI projects in Vietnam, and most of them use services of Taiwanese banks. Banking experts said Taiwanese banks … [Read more...] about Taiwanese banks look to benefit from investment shift to Vietnam

"We were absolutely honored to have Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh representing Vietnam at the summit," said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink. "We were very grateful that PM Chinh spoke at every session on a broad range of issues including our desire to combat climate change, combat the spread of Covid-19, and of course, advance the shared principles on maritime-related matters that we've referred to elsewhere," Kritenbrink told VnExpress in a telephonic conversation. The summit was held May 12-13 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the U.S. PM Chinh and other ASEAN leaders attended a reception hosted by President Joe Biden on May 12 evening at the White House before participating in the main meeting on May 13. The summit saw leaders of both sides express their commitment to raising their relationship to a "comprehensive … [Read more...] about US appreciates Vietnam PM’s contributions to US-ASEAN summit

It’s the time to accelerate ongoing efforts by including examinations and treatments of severe wasting children in the revision of law. UNICEF is calling for countries, including Vietnam to strengthen nutrition policies and include treatment for child wasting under health and long-term development funding schemes, to save the lives of roughly 230,000 children in the country per year. UNICEF’s global evidence shows the rising levels of malnutrition in children and all forms of this disease are prevalent in Vietnam, where around 230,000 under-5 children suffer from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) annually. The worrying prevalence of undernutrition among Vietnamese children calls for a new approach to bring about transformational nutrition outcomes. Photo: UNICEF Malnutrition is listed as a disease in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Diseases, and it is preventable and treatable. Wasting, defined as low weight-for-height, is … [Read more...] about UNICEF calls upon Vietnam to address child undernutrition

Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh has proposed the Russian Government consider exempting visas for Vietnamese tourists for 15 days, in the context that it has exempted visas for visitors from Laos and Thailand for 30 days. Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh (C) Speaking at the third Saint Petersburg-Vietnam Tourism Forum, which was held in a hybrid format on May 17 within the framework of "Vietnamese days in Saint Petersburg", Minh noted that Vietnam always creates the most favourable conditions for Russian tourists such as offering a 15-day visa exemption for those to Vietnam and 30 days for those on direct flights to its Phu Quoc island. He also added that the two countries still have great potential in tourism cooperation, but have not yet taken advantage of all the possibilities for development, including attracting more Vietnamese tourists to Russia. Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of … [Read more...] about Vietnam eyes 15-day visa exemption from Russia

Including examinations of and treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children in a revision of Vietnam’s Law on Medical Examination and Treatment would save the lives of 230,000 children each year, according to Rana Flowers, UNICEF representative in Vietnam. In a press release on Wednesday, UNICEF provided evidence of increasingly widespread malnutrition in children around the globe, including in Vietnam. Over 230,000 Vietnamese children under five years old suffer from SAM each year, according to a 2009 national nutrition survey. The most visible and lethal type of malnutrition is wasting and severe wasting – conditions where an individual weighs far below what is healthy for their height, resulting in weakened immune systems and potentially ending in death, UNICEF warned. Globally, at least 13.6 million children under five years old suffer from severe wasting, causing one out of every five deaths in this age group, the agency said. Vietnam has created a good … [Read more...] about Policies targeting youth malnutrition would save 230,000 children in Vietnam annually: UNICEF

Vietnam's Do Phuong Thao wins gold in the women's 65kg fighting event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vice Chairman of the World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation Mohammed Djouadj has expressed his impression with Vietnam’s organisation of the 31st Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 31 ), to which he is invited to serve as an international supervisor of the sport at the Games. After two days of competition, Djouadj said that, in addition to Vietnamese martial artists, the skills of those from other Southeast Asian countries have improved remarkably, with no big difference in levels any more. He added that Vovinam is currently developing strongly in many countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and America such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Algeria, and Senegal. In some nations, Vovinam has occupied even a more important position than other martial arts. The appearance of Vovinam Federations … [Read more...] about World Vovinam Federation official speaks highly of Vietnam’s SEA Games 31 organisation