The expansion of the visa exemption policy to cover more countries is good for Vietnam tourism, said Head of the Secretariat of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) Hoang Nhan Chinh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will pilot long-term, multiple-entry visas lasting from 12 to 36 months to attract visitors from high-end markets such as Europe, Northeast Asia, North America, India and the Middle East.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Public Security to consider the expansion of visa exemptions for citizens of some countries in accordance with the new context and bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong expressed Vietnam’s desire to take its seven-decade cooperative relations with Mongolia to new heights during a joint press briefing in Hanoi on November 1 with his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Dominica have signed an agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Bangladesh have successfully maintained the ties of traditional friendship and co-operation across a variety of fields since first establishing diplomatic ties on February 11, 1973.

The new visa policy is presenting an opportunity for Vietnam's tourism industry to enhance its competitiveness, said the Ministry of Public Security’s Vietnam Immigration Department during a press conference in Hanoi on August 30.

VOV.VN - Citizens of 13 countries will be allowed to enter Vietnam without visas and enjoy 45 days of temporary residence as opposed to 15 days as previously, according to a Government resolution issued on August 14.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held a phone talks with his counterpart from Benin Olushegun Adjadi Bakari on August 3, assuring that Vietnam always values and wishes to foster its traditional friendship and cooperation with the African country.

Vietnamese citizens can enter 55 countries and territories worldwide without applying for a visa, or with simplified visa procedures like e-visas or visas on arrival, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on July 20.