07-03-2020 10:55
Seoul suspended a visa waiver programme for Japanese nationals on Friday (Mar 6) in retaliation for what it called an "irrational" plan by Tokyo to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, escalating a diplomatic row over their containment measures.
06-03-2020 09:28
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to suspend visa-free entry for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) from countries whose citizens have visa-free entry unilaterally halted, firstly the Republic of Korea and COVID-19-hit nations.
04-03-2020 16:50
The government has just issued Resolution No.23/NQ-CP on suspending visa exemptions for Italian citizens in order to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
29-02-2020 10:52
The Government of Viet Nam has announced visa-waiver program for nationals of South Korea will be temporarily suspended from February 29 in the wake of COVID-19 epidemic.
21-02-2020 11:55
Visitors from the most COVID-19 resilient markets such as the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada may soon be able to enjoy visa exemptions of up to 30 days with unlimited returns for a duration of 12 months if the recommendations of the Tourism Advisory Board are accepted by the government.
12-02-2020 20:31
Visa has issued five visions and predictions to keep in mind, which will supply basic luggage to help people be confident to enter 2020 and beyond, a new decade of technology breakthroughs.
04-02-2020 10:47
China on Monday (Feb 3) decried some countries for denying entry to people from Hubei province, at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, and cancelling of flights, as going against WHO recommendations not to take unnecessary or excessive measures.
20-01-2020 11:27
A new study has found that the majority of Vietnamese cardholders is interested in using biometric authentication methods such as fingerprints or facial recognition to complete transactions, rather than the traditional PIN method or passwords.
24-12-2019 15:36
To afford the tourism industry growth impetus, the government has agreed on visa waivers for citizens of Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Belarus.
12-12-2019 08:34
The MoU signing between Visa and Tourism Advisory Board in promote tourism sector is a good start of a mutually beneficial relationship for sustainable tourism growth in Vietnam.
02-12-2019 08:00
Non-nationals with differing investment scales in Vietnam will be granted different visas in the country, making it more favourable for authorised agencies to apply incentives to certain initiatives.
21-11-2019 17:00
Nium, a fast-growing digital cross-border payments platform, is enabling users to make real-time money transfers to Visa debit card holders across Southeast Asia powered by Visa’s real-time push payments solution – Visa Direct.
14-11-2019 06:41
Fintech companies could hold the key to driving last mile adoption of digital payments and unlocking Southeast Asia’s vast cash displacement opportunity, according to Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments.
28-10-2019 12:56
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has announced that the increased use of digital payments has the potential to add $72 million to Danang’s economy annually.
16-10-2019 14:52
Contactless payment is becoming trendy in Viet Nam thanks to the growth of technology and the country’s young population.