VOV.VN - Vietnam and Burundi have agreed to exempt visas for citizens of the two countries holding diplomatic and official passports.

The Ministry of Public Security will use a new passport form from July 1, 2022, reported the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

Vietnam was the top recipient of Japanese visas last year, with a total of 15,434 people obtaining the official mark in their passports.

Joining the world logistics passport (WLP) initiative could help enterprises reduce logistics costs and increase competitiveness for exports.

VOV.VN - A total of 1,550 fresh infections were reported nationwide on May 16, thereby elevating the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,698,180, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou arrived in Hanoi on May 15, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from 15 to 19 at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved mutual recognition for COVID-19 vaccination certificates, known as “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far.

VOV.VN - The European Commission on May 10 confirmed that the digital COVID-19 certificates granted by Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles are equivalent to EU digital COVID-19 certificates issued by EU member states.

VOV.VN - A total of 2,855 fresh infections were reported in the nation on May 10, raising the national tally from the start of the pandemic to 10,681,214, said the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu, who is in Bangkok for a working trip to Thailand, had a working session with Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan on May 9.