Vietnam: international flights with 15 countries or regions including Taiwan have resumed from December

【Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Translated by CHI CHIA I

The government of Vietnam announced the relaxation of border control measures. Starting from December, international flights with 15 countries or regions have been resumed, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, France, Germany, Russia, Australia, the United Kingdom, etc. Passengers entering Vietnam must have been fully vaccinated or have a certificate that they have recovered from COVID-19 completely and have a negative test result 72 hours before entering the country.

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Starting from December, international flights with 15 countries or regions have been resumed including Taiwan. (Photo / Retrieved from the Pixabay)

Previously, Vietnam opened the famous tourist attraction Phu Quoc Island (富國島) and tried out the first batch of vaccinated passport travel plans. Now it resumes more international flights, which is expected to resurrect its pandemic-ravaged tourism economy.

At the same time, Singapore and Malaysia will also reopen their borders. Starting from November 29, in addition to the air Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) launched recently, passengers are also allowed to enter Singapore across the Causeway. The initial daily limit is 2880 and people who have been fully vaccinated are exempt from quarantine and only need to take a rapid antigen Covid-19 test upon arrival.

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Passengers entering Vietnam must have been fully vaccinated & have a negative test result 72 hours before entering the country. (Photo / Retrieved from the Pixabay)

According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, “This is the first and vital step to revive our tourism sector and to prepare for the full resumption next year,” Nguyen Trung Khanh, chairman of the country’s tourism administration said in a statement.

“We want to offer tourists a new experience amid new normalcy which they can live fully in Phu Quoc and then live fully in Vietnam,” Khanh added.

The island’s authorities expect to welcome 400,000 domestic and international tourists to the end of this year.