The Prime Minister on March 11 issued a directive requesting tightened control over citizens entering Vietnam via points of entry by air, land and sea; and suspension of the unilateral visa exemption for those of, as well as for Vietnamese people and their spouses and children in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany and Spain.

Foreign direct investment pledged to Vietnam in the first five months of this year hit a four-year high of USD16.74 billion, a Foreign Investment Agency report has shown.

The Asia-Europe Meeting conference on promoting inclusive socio-economic development in Asia and Europe opened a conference in the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 16, attracting over 180 delegates from 53 ASEM member states, regional and international organizations.

Vietnam has been named among the top ten hot destinations for US travelers in 2019 by the US Tour Operators Association.

Tourists from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy will continue to be exempted from visa until June 2021, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a Government meeting on May 3.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on members of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to take joint actions in order to better deal with current challenges.

At its 3rd session wrapped up last month, the National Assembly passed a law making a raft of amendments to the 2015 Penal Code with effect from early next year. More than 200 articles of the Code have been amended, one new article added and another removed. These amendments include not only corrections of technical errors but also many criminal justice policy changes. Below are the most prominent of them.

Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong talks with To Quoc (Fatherland) newswire about new provisions of the Tourism Law, which is expected to create a breakthrough in tourism development in the time to come.

The e-visa pilot scheme, implemented since the beginning of this year, appears to have a positive impact on Vietnam’s tourism.

This article provides a foreigner with guidance on conditions and procedures for him to obtain an e-visa for entry into Vietnam.