Việt Nam drops COVID-19 test requirement for foreign arrivals from May 15 Việt Nam will drop the COVID-19 test requirement for visitors entering the country from May 15 as the pandemic has been brought under control.

Việt Nam to issue vaccine passports from April 15 Việt Nam will begin issuing vaccine passports from April 15, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.

Occupancy rate on international flights increasing The seat occupancy on international flights has gradually increased since March 15, when Việt Nam officially resumed all international tourism activities in line with the policy on safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by domestic airlines.

Việt Nam drops COVID-19 vaccine certificates, quarantine requirements for foreign arrivals

The guidelines, released the day after the country fully reopened international tourism activities and reinstated pre-pandemic entry and exit regulations, replace all other previous COVID-19 rules for foreign entries and the health ministry asks local authorities and State agencies to quickly direct the implementation to avoid spreading the virus among the travellers and the community.

Tourism authorities want health ministry to soon issue COVID-19 rules as country reopens

Vietnam News Agency has talked with Nguyễn Trùng Khánh, director of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism, about the long-awaited full reopening of tourism on March 15 and the many remaining obstacles.

Tourism ministry disagrees with cumbersome proposals for international tourists

In the latest report to the Government on the plan for Việt Nam’s full reopening of international tourism from March 15, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports has expressed its disagreements with some proposed COVID-19 related guidance that it considers cumbersome.

Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine passports not rolled out yet two months after introduction

Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due to technical problems.

Foreign ministry provides updates on vaccine passport recognition, tourist visa issuance

14 countries and territories have so far recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, while Việt Nam has recognised those of 79 countries and territories.

UK, US, Japan among five countries to accept Việt Nam's COVID-19 vaccination certificates

Five countries – the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Belarus – have recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates with specific criteria on the vaccine types, according to the foreign ministry.

Health ministry officially introduces Việt Nam's COVID-19 vaccine passport

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced procedures for the issuance of Việt Nam’s official ‘COVID-19 vaccine passports’ along with the passport format, effective starting December 20, 2021.