27-05-2020 09:52
Citizens from 80 countries worldwide will be allowed to enter Vietnam using e-visas from July, according to a resolution recently issued by the Government.
22-05-2020 18:21
A new study commissioned by Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has found Vietnamese consumers are using less cash in favour of digital payment methods including new payment technologies such as contactless cards and mobile payments, as well as mobile e-commerce payments.
19-05-2020 12:08
Foreigners entering the country under visa waiver programmes, e-visas or tourism visas after March 1 will be automatically given stay permit extension until June 30 free of charge.
08-05-2020 08:58
VISAKHAPATNAM, India: At least five people have been killed and 1,000 hospitalised after a gas leak at a chemicals plant on the east coast of India, authorities said Thursday (May 7), warning the death toll would climb.
20-04-2020 08:00
The Visa Foundation has announced a commitment of two programmes totalling $210 million to support micro- and small-sized enterprises (MSEs), aligning with the foundation’s long-term focus on women’s economic advancement and inclusive economic development.
13-04-2020 09:46
FE XCELERATE is just the first of many FE CREDIT initiatives to engage and make greater contributions to Vietnam’s startup ecosystem. The company envisages implementing more and more such programmes in the future to introduce best solutions to the market.
31-03-2020 18:21
Visa, the world-leader in digital payments, and NextPay, a provider of comprehensive digital transformation solutions (the parent company of Vimo E-wallet and the mPOS Payment Solution), today signed an MoU to promote cashless payments in Vietnam. Together, Visa and NextPay aim to strengthen the network of merchants that accept digital payments in Vietnam and expedite the application of innovative technologies and payment platforms globally.
26-03-2020 21:56
Foreigners in Vietnam can make visa extension procedures at the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security in line with regulations, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed.
20-03-2020 11:47
The Government has decided to temporarily suspend unilateral visa exemption for citizens from Belarus, Russia and Japan from March 21 as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
18-03-2020 09:20
The Government has decided to temporarily halt visa issuance to foreigners for 30 days, applicable since March 18.
17-03-2020 16:01
Vietnam will temporarily suspend granting visas to visitors from any country for 15 to 30 days to limit the number of infected arrivals.
16-03-2020 10:23
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on March 14 answered reporters’ queries about entry and exit policies for foreigners who are subject to temporary suspension of entry into Vietnam within 30 days from 12:00 on March 15, 2020.
14-03-2020 12:00
As the global COVID-19 pandemic is reaching increasingly serious proportions, visitors from Europe's Schengen area and the UK will be temporarily refused entry to Vietnam starting from March 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today.
12-03-2020 10:30
The Vietnamese government has decided to suspend its unilateral visa exemption policy for citizens from eight European countries: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain, which will officially take effect from March 12.
09-03-2020 10:23
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control plans to propose the prime minister to suspend the unilateral visa waiver programme for the EU and the UK as a way to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.