Economy

Domestic tourism continues strong growth

Việt Nam’s domestic tourism market continues to record good growth, according to the National Administration of Tourism.

Politics & Laws

Entry policies could be relaxed as tourism authorities seek visa waivers for more countries

In a bid to boost inbound tourism, Việt Nam is considering increasing the number of nationalities eligible for visa exemptions.

Expat Corner

Japanese director lets Vietnamese cast emulate their own emotions

They gather in a spacious room, full of light. Each holds a script, losing themselves the roles they are assigned. Sometimes they read out the dialogue straight off the script, as no one has learned it by heart yet.

Economy

High-quality human resources key to sustainable tourism industry

As tourism continues to revive, the hotel and tourism industry is suffering from challenges in recruiting qualified human resources post pandemic, industry players warned.

Economy

Việt Nam mulls ways to boost inbound travel

Strict visa policies and a shortage of human resources and infrastructure in the tourism sector have stymied recovery of the travel industry, and the target of five million international arrivals this year could be out of reach, industry players warn.

Life & Style

HCM City promotes arts and cultural activities at night

The HCM City Department of Culture and Sports has sent the municipal People’s Committee a proposal for street arts performances on Nguyễn Huệ pedestrian street in District 1 for 2022-2025 period, starting this month.

Economy

July’s retail sales of goods, services surge

Việt Nam’s retail sales of goods and services in July are estimated at VNĐ486 trillion (US$20.8 billion), up 2.4 per cent month-on-month, and 42.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Life & Style

Mexican artist finds new inspirations in Việt Nam

Mexican contemporary artist Roberto Arcaute has chosen Việt Nam as the final destination in his journey to finish his latest installation project.

Economy

PM calls for stronger price stabilisation efforts

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has sent a dispatch to ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies and chairmen of the People’s Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities, asking for strengthened efforts in the management of prices of essential goods and services.

Economy

Vietjet reports positive performances in H1

The airline’s air transport revenue and its consolidated revenue reached over VNĐ14.69 trillion and VNĐ16.11 trillion respectively in the first six months this year.

Opinion

Việt Nam can compete with ASEAN countries through more attractive tourism products: expert

Lê Quốc Vinh, media expert and chairman of the Lê Bros Company, speaks to the Thế giới&Việt Nam (The World&Việt Nam) newspaper about creating more attractive tourism products and tourism promotion activities to better compete with other Southeast Asian countries.

Politics & Laws

Issuance of new passports will continue, police say amid confusion over Germany's non-recognition policy

The Immigration Department (under the Ministry of Public Security) said it will continue to issue the new navy blue-coloured passport forms (the version with electronic chips), amid confusion over Germany's provisional suspension of visas on these new passports.