Tag Archives: Vietnam

Vietnam has agreed to allow some South Korea nationals to travel for business purposes between the two countries without having to undergo a mandatory anti-coronavirus quarantine for 14 days, Seoul said on Friday (Dec 4). The agreement will take into effect from January 1, 2021 and will allow visitors to conduct short-term business trips without any requirements of isolation in ...

Vietnamese leisure airline Bamboo Airways is under way to launch non-stop flight services from Vietnam to the United States, after receiving approvals on the plan from the United States Department of Transport (DOT). On the basis of recovery of the pandemic, the consent will allow the airline to launch US routes as early as this year. Bamboo has been approved ...

The Vietnamese National Assembly has announced in its press conference that it will hold the 41st general assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, AIPA virtually through video conference from Sept 8 to Sept 10. The AIPA – 41 is based on theme of “Parliamentary diplomacy for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community”. Nguyen Manh Tien, Head of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary ...

On Thursday (Sept 3), Vietnam has reported that the country is working on the plan to resume operations of international flights to and from six more destinations in Asia. The resumption of flights is likely to start from the mid of September, subject to approvals from authorities. According to report from Mr. Vo Huy Cuong, the deputy head of CAAV, ...

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism said in a statement that senior tourism officials of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) held the 1st Destination Mekong Summit to discuss various ways to revive tourism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit held on Tuesday (Aug 25) via video conference due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The GMS countries consist of Cambodia, China, ...

On Monday (July 13), the Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has confirmed that the country has agreed to resume operations of commercial flight between Vietnam and China, however, the frequency and timings of flights are still to be discussed. The decision came after almost four months, when Vietnam suspended all commercial flights to and from China and also stopped issuing visas ...

The Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport is considering the resumption of the international passenger flight operations soon on routes to countries and territories where no new cases of community COVID-19 transmission have been reported for 30 consecutive days, according to a ministry official. On priority bases, the country will resume flight operations to China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and some Southeast ...

The 36th ASEAN Summit is expected to take place via video conference in Hanoi on Friday, June 26. The summit was originally scheduled from April 6 to April 9 in Da Nang but was postponed for nearly two months due to COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said in a press briefing on Tuesday (June ...

The Government of Cambodia informed yesterday (June 22) that it has decided to lift the restriction on people’s moment across the border shared between Cambodia and Vietnam, but the health and safety guidelines will remain in place to minimize the risks of coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission in the both countries. On June 22, the Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a ...

On Thursday (June 18), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Vietnam is looking to ease the restrictions on entry of foreign visitors from China, South Korea and Japan into the country. Mr. Le Thi Thu Hang, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in his statement that the resumption of travel must be based on strict disease prevention measures. He further ...