by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 16, 2023 | Travel, News, Vietnam
The Vietnamese Government has decided to issue e-visas to all foreign arrivals at 52 ports of entry into the country, starting from 15 August. Prior to this, the country had only been issuing 30-day single-entry e-visas to citizens from 80 countries. The new...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 17, 2023 | Travel, News, Vietnam
Vietnam was the seventh most searched travel destination in the world during the first half of the year, according to Google Destination Insights. It was the only Southeast Asian country among the 20 most-searched destinations on Google until June. Vietnam hopes to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 5, 2023 | Japan, Economy, News, Vietnam
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed three loan agreements with the Government of Vietnam to provide an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of up to JPY60.983 billion (US$422 million) for the country’s post-COVID recovery and key...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 4, 2023 | Vietnam, Technology
AI tools have taken the world by storm, and Vietnam is no exception. “Vietnamese users respond to ChatGPT relatively well. This can also serve as a welcome signal for the AI development and application story in Vietnam,” said Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyễn Xuân Hoài,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 9, 2023 | Economy, News, Vietnam
Vietnamese lawmakers are urging the central bank to consider cutting policy rates further to support the economy and help it reach its 2023 economic growth target. Vietnam’s growth slowed from 5.92% in late 2022 to 3.32% in the first quarter of 2023, prompting...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 7, 2023 | Vietnam, Environment, News
Hoi Xuan Commune in Thanh Hoa Province recorded temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius on Saturday afternoon. This is the highest ever in Vietnam, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting confirms. The temperature exceeds the record of 43.3 degrees Celsius...
