Tag: foreigners
International visitors to Vietnam drop 97.6% y-o-y in H1
Vietnam recorded over 88,200 international visitors in the first half of 2021, plunging 97.6% year on year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on June 29.
Foreign Minister calls for Norway’s investment
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son called for more investment from Norway in Vietnam during a phone talk with his Norwegian counterpart Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide on June 29.
Ending wars is a prerequisite to protect children: Deputy FM
Ending wars and bringing peace to all regions in the world is a prerequisite to protect children, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang said at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s online open debate on June 28.
Careful consideration must be given to extending foreign ownership at petrol firms
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to give careful consideration to the proposal of extending the amount of foreign ownership at petrol and oil business to 35%.
Greek hero of Vietnam People's Armed Forces passes away
Kostas Sarantidis, the sole foreigner who was honoured with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces of Vietnam, passed away on June 25 (Vietnam time) at the age of 94.
Foreign travelers with vaccine passport could soon return to Vietnam
VOV.VN - Vietnam is considering launching a pilot scheme aimed at welcoming back foreign travelers to leading tourist destinations, providing that they have certified vaccine passports, with the southern island of Phu Quoc set to be the first location to open.
Deposit interest rate proposed to gradually lower to 0%
The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has proposed gradually lowering the VND deposit interest rate to zero percent.
PM requests tighter information coordination to fight IUU fishing
The Prime Minister on June 24 issued a directive on inter-sectoral coordination between ministries, sectors and the People’s Committees of 28 coastal localities in exchanging and handling information so as to prevent and put an end to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in foreign waters.
Vietnam works closely with US, COVAX for early access to COVID-19 vaccines
VOV.VN - Vietnamese competent agencies are in the process of negotiating with their US counterparts as well as the COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) Facility in order to receive COVID-19 vaccines as swiftly as possible.
Singapore tops foreign investors in Vietnam over six-month period
VOV.VN - Singapore tops the list of a total of 80 countries and territories investing in the nation this year with investment reaching US$5.64 billion, trailed by Japan at US$2.44 billion, and the Republic of Korea at US$2.05 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
