More breakthrough, open and facilitating visa policies are needed to attract foreign tourists, thus fulfilling the target set for this year, insiders have said.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Airlines branch in Hong Kong (China) has co-ordinated efforts with the Society of IATA Passenger Agents Ltd. (SIPA) to organise a seminar aimed at enhancing the promotion of Vietnamese destinations and the benefits of the electronic visa (e-visa) policy for tourists from Hong Kong (China).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 14 chaired a conference launching this year’s monetary policy-related tasks to tackle production and business obstacles, facilitate growth, and maintain macro-economic stability.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to apply a flexible monetary policy, especially in credit and interest rate management, in order to support business operations and the national economy as a whole.

Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Pham Binh Dam has suggested the authority of the Macau Special Administrative Region take measures to resume and expand two-way tourism, including relaxing visa policies for Vietnamese visitors.

VOV.VN - Vietnam advocates promoting gender equality, considering it a consistent policy in national development.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 5 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Australia - Vietnam Policy Institute at RMIT University in Melbourne city, Victoria state.

Facing adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world’s economic and political issues, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has suggested authorities promulgate and issued many unprecedented solutions in terms of taxes, fees, and charges to assist people and businesses, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), an official has said.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Vice Minister of Defence for International Affairs Serizawa Kiyoshi visited the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi on February 27, during which both sides looked into co-operation opportunities in UN peacekeeping moving forward.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to reform governance, improve production and business efficiency, and strongly promote development investment.