Vietnam tourist visas

A statue of the Goddess of Mercy Guan Yin in NanShan the Center of the Buddhism, Hainan. Kapitonov Ilia/Shutterstock From the beginning of May, residents of 59 countries worldwide — including the U.S. — will be granted access to the Chinese island of Hainan without a visa. The motivation behind this is to boost the island's tourism industry, and to render it "China’s Hawaii." Resorts, airlines and property developers are expected to take advantage of this liberalization and make a profit on the incoming surge of tourists. Starting May 1, passport holders from the UK, the US, Canada and scores of other European and Asian countries will be allowed to enter Hainan for stays of up to 30 days, according to an announcement Wednesday by the State Immigration Authority. Absent from the list are African countries, countries on the Indian subcontinent, as well as three members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean): Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. … [Read more...] about Americans can now visit the tropical island of Hainan — known as ‘China’s Hawaii’ — without a visa

The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of the pilot e-visa issuance programme for foreigners visiting the country. The policy, launched on February 1 last year, benefitting travellers from 40 countries, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, the US,  Germany, and Sweden, was scheduled to expire next February. Applicants can get a 30-day, single-entry e-visa for a tourist or business trip by paying a 25 USD application fee online. Visitors with e-visas can enter the country at any of Vietnam’s eight international airports. They can also arrive by land at 13 international border gates and by sea at seven ports around the country. In the first eight months of this year more than 241,000 foreign tourists entered the country with e-visas. The country Received 12.9 million foreign arrivals last year./.-VNA … [Read more...] about E-visa scheme to be extended by two years

The Vietnamese foreign ministry said on Saturday it is working closely with Egyptian authorities to provide assistance to victims of a roadside bomb blast that hit a tour bus, killing three Vietnamese tourists, in Cairo on Friday. The blast happened at 6:15 pm local time on Friday less than four kilometers from Egypt’s world-famous Giza pyramids in Cairo, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The bus was carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists who were on a tour organized by Ho Chi Minh City-based travel firm Saigontourist. Three Vietnamese tourists have been confirmed dead while 11 others were injured in the blast, including ten who remain hospitalized for severe injuries. An Egyptian tour guide was also killed in the blast. Two tourists who sustained minor wounds are being cared for at the Embassy of Vietnam in Cairo, according to the Vietnamese foreign ministry. No immediate claim of responsibility was reported. Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong visits victims of a … [Read more...] about Society Vietnam working with Egypt in helping victims of deadly Cairo blast EFL teaching in London vs. Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam on Saturday condemned a bomb blast that killed three and injured ten Vietnamese in Cairo, demanding that Egypt soon opens a probe into the act of terror. A roadside bomb blast hit a tour bus carrying 14 Vietnamese and an Egyptian guide on Friday, less than 4km from Egypt’s world-famous Giza pyramids. The blast killed three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide, while injured the other ten passengers. Vietnam vehemently condemns such an act of terror and demands that Egypt investigate to find and punish those responsible for the attack, Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry, said on Saturday afternoon. Hang added that Vietnam appreciates the Egyptian government and people’s efforts in providing medical treatment and protection for affected Vietnamese citizens. “Vietnam calls on governments and people of countries to show solidarity against terrorism” to build a peaceful life and ensure safe travel for civilians around the … [Read more...] about Politics Hanoi angered as Vietnamese tourists killed in terror blast in Egypt EFL teaching in London vs. Ho Chi Minh City

The Vietnamese foreign ministry said on Saturday it is working closely with Egyptian authorities to provide assistance to victims of a roadside bomb blast that hit a tour bus, killing three Vietnamese tourists, in Cairo on Friday. The blast happened at 6:15 pm local time on Friday less than four kilometers from Egypt’s world-famous Giza pyramids in Cairo, the foreign ministry said in a statement. The bus was carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists who were on a tour organized by Ho Chi Minh City-based travel firm Saigontourist. Three Vietnamese tourists have been confirmed dead while 11 others were injured in the blast, including ten who remain hospitalized for severe injuries. An Egyptian tour guide was also killed in the blast. Two tourists who sustained minor wounds are being cared for at the Embassy of Vietnam in Cairo, according to the Vietnamese foreign ministry. No immediate claim of responsibility was reported. Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong visits victims of a … [Read more...] about Society Vietnam working with Egypt in helping victims of deadly Cairo blast Look out, 2019!