BORDERS REOPEN TO WELCOME ESSENTIAL OVERSEAS EXPERTS
The experts entered on a special Vietnam Airlines flight from Incheon International Airport with certificates issued by South Korean authorities, accepted by the Vietnamese government, saying they are coronavirus-negative, Haiphong authorities said. They have since been housed in hotels. The flight was the fifth bringing LG engineers to the company’s plant in Haiphong since the pandemic struck.
PM OKAYS RESUMPTION OF VIET NAM-CHINA FLIGHTS
PM Phuc stressed that the demand for entry into Viet Nam of overseas Vietnamese people, foreign investors, experts, and students have remains high, thus the Government will try to satisfy the demand according to order of priority and domestic quarantine capacity.
NEW IMMIGRATION LAW TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT
The change is expected to facilitate the implementation of new agreements that Việt Nam has signed such as the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), said Colonel Trần Văn Dự, deputy head of the Immigration Department under Ministry of Public Security.
CHANGES IN VISAS FOR TRAVEL TO BORDER OR COASTAL ECONOMIC AREAS
The Government has issued Decree No 75/2020/NĐ-CP with detailed regulations on adopting the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Việt Nam, also known as Immigration Law 2019, which aims to attract foreign investment.
GOV’T ISSUES DECREE GUIDING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW LAW ON FOREIGNERS’ ENTRY
The Government has issued Decree No. 75/2020/ND-CP on detailed implementation of a number of articles of the newly-amended Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam.
VIETNAM STILL NOT OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS: PM
The national steering committee for Covid-19 infection prevention and control was asked to identify and quarantine new cases, while the Ministry of Health has to remain prepared for dire circumstances and provide local authorities with Covid-19 infection prevention and control guidance.
SINGAPORE EASES QUARANTINE REGULATIONS FOR SOME TRAVELERS FROM VIET NAM
Singapore has announced that selected incoming travelers entering Singapore from 23:59 on June 17 will not have to serve 14-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at Dedicated Facilities if they had remained in Viet Nam in the last 14 consecutive days prior to their entry.
COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN VIETNAM
9,226 people undergoing quarantine nationwide between March 17 and June 11, 2020.
