Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has given in-principle approval that favourable entry procedures will be created for foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.

Visa, the world’s leading digital payment service provider, has reported great pent-up appetite for travel among Vietnamese in its Voice of the Consumer survey, which found that 76% of respondents are planning to travel for leisure within the country, far higher than the 38% planning overseas trips.

Vietnam will discontinue automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in the country starting January 15, as it tentatively reopens its borders, according to a notice from the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 7 sentenced Kang Joon-ho, a 74-year-old man from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to six years in prison for arranging illegal exit for Vietnamese citizens.

The Government has issued Decree No. 121/2021/ND-CP on business in prize-winning electronic games for foreigners in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Australia will donate an additional 2.6 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam, raising the total number of its committed vaccines to 7.8 million doses.

VOV.VN - Foreign travelers wishing to visit Vietnam are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have a negative COVID-19 test, book package tours, and have travel insurance, according to policies put forward by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Visa, one of the world’s leading electronic payment technology companies, announced that it has partnered with Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) to deploy the inbound remittance transfer service through Visa Direct.

The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) has urged international card organisations Visa and Mastercard to reduce several types of fees on Vietnamese banks as the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has seriously affected the lives and production of people and businesses.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has given the go-ahead to the reopening of the UK visa application centre in Hanoi for August 30, with restrictions set to be in place following its launch.