Vietnam has called for the early launch of an ASEAN portal for digital vaccination certification and suggested considering expanding its coverage to the bloc’s partners to facilitate trade, travelling and tourism both in and outside the region.

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Dong Da district and relevant units held a ceremony on April 16 to commence the Kim Lien Temple festival and receive the Prime Minister's certificate recognising the temple as a special national relic site.

An investment promotion conference with businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam had begun the process of granting COVID-19 vaccine passports on April 15, with the electronic certificates meeting standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the EU and already being brought into use in 62 countries globally.

VOV.VN - The southcentral province of Ninh Thuan has received a certificate recognising Nui Chua as a world biosphere reserve from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

VOV.VN - The Directorate of Fisheries recently sent an official dispatch to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) regarding the application of the catch certificate within the Japanese market.

The implementation of an information system in the issuance of COVID-19 vaccine certificate was highlighted during a workshop held in Hanoi on March 22 by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and his entourage left Hanoi on March 22, ending their March 20-22 official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - “Vaccine passport” holders of the 17 countries and Vietnam are entitled to the same medical requirements as those for local vaccinated people, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Nguyen Trung Khanh, General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has stressed the need for ministries, agencies and localities to observe regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control unanimously as the country fully opens its doors to international tourists from March 15.