Hanoi: Vietnam welcomed 12.6 million international arrivals in 2023, with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China being the largest source markets, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
The biggest group of visitors came from t…
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on January 2 officially launched the Central Database Hub (PADU), which contains profiles of individuals and households, including citizens and permanent residents in the country.
In his speech, An…
Bangkok: Thailand and China will implement a reciprocal visa-free scheme for their citizens, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on January 2.
Following a cabinet meeting, the PM said that the permanent visa free scheme would come into effect o…
Quang Nam: An attention-grabbing object, suspected to be an ancient shipwreck, has vanished from the waters off Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Lanh has confirmed.
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Hanoi: The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has signed contracts with domestic vaccine producers on the supply of ten types of vaccines used for the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI).
According to the institute, the vacc…
Hanoi: The living standards in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas have been improved in the past year thanks to the Government and Prime Minister’s directions, the active engagement of administrations at all levels and sectors, coupled wi…
Hanoi: It is estimated that Vietnam’s tourism sector served about 3.2 million tourists during the New Year holidays from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, up 6.6% year on year, but the overall number of visitors fell short of expectations.
Accord…
Hanoi: Singapore’s economy grew by 1.2% last year, avoiding a recession amid a global economic slowdown stemming from high interest rates, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on January 2.
The figure was slowe…
