22-12-2012 09:29
A hike in the one-time visa fee from $25 to $45 taking effect next year, coupled with a tentative plan to remove the visa exemption policy for tourists from certain countries, may deliver a blow to Vietnam’s tourism, an industry source said.
11-12-2012 16:00
E-commerce is booming and making its presence felt in Vietnam with online purchases doubling in many categories over the past year.
07-12-2012 11:07
A new Schengen visa application centre will open in Ho Chi Minh City after the New Year.
30-11-2012 08:20
Visa fee hike for international visitors to Vietnam provoked fierce protests at a conference on tourism in the southern region held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in HCMC on Wednesday.
07-11-2012 07:59
Danang City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is in talks with carrier Cathay Pacific over tourism cooperation, and the Hong Kong partner has proposed that local authorities allow their visitors to be granted visa right at the city’s border gate.
28-08-2012 08:58
Smaller players are looking for a bigger bite of the aviation market. Air Mekong envisaged bringing modern Airbus A320 aircraft into service soon to earn a bigger slice of the aviation market pie.
17-08-2012 14:03
The credit and debit payments company is preparing to enter the market and has started training local bank workers on how to use electronic transfer systems, a report said Friday.
01-08-2012 10:44
EU anti-trust officials stepped up Tuesday a long-running probe into Visa credit-card fees, fresh from a court victory over debit-card fees which the company agreed to cap.
16-07-2012 07:54
Credit card giants and agreed Friday to pay more than $6 billion to millions of merchants which had sued them for allegedly fixing card-use fees.
18-06-2012 14:24
Techcombank last week joined hands with Vietnam Airlines to issue the Vietnam Airlines Techcombank Visa Platinum card to offer customers scores of preferential treatments.
02-06-2012 09:18
The East Asia Summit on tourism, trade and travel was held in Bangkok , Thailand on May 30, as part of the World Economic Forum on East Asia .
24-05-2012 10:39
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) today released the results of the 2011 Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR) study, commissioned by Visa.
16-05-2012 16:02
The Techcombank Visa Platinum card has been rolled out for high-value VIP clients who enjoy travel, tourism and shopping.
26-04-2012 14:00
Eight leading international and local banks have been recognised by Visa at the Vietnam Bank Awards 2012 for their role in promoting electronic payments in Vietnam.
13-04-2012 13:34
Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Limited has won the Visa Leadership award in Issuing Innovation for its Cash Back programme in Vietnam.