Border guards in the northern border province of Cao Bang have arrested eight foreign nationals who were attempting to enter Vietnam illegally and then come to work in Cambodia.
Vietnam jumped 28 places to the 90th in the January edition of Nikkei’s COVID-19 Recovery Index, thanks to a world-leading vaccination rate and signs of its tourism industry reopening.
The Immigration Department of Vietnam has announced new policies on easing entry procedures for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese (OVs) as well as their family members with valid visas or visa exemptions.
Vietnam will discontinue automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in the country starting January 15, as it tentatively reopens its borders, according to a notice from the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security.
Foreigners will be able to own condominiums in Laos once the authorities enforce the newly revised Law on Land, the Vientiane Times reported on September 22.
Relevant agencies of Vietnam have been actively assisting representative agencies of foreign nations in the country to carry out citizen protection measures amid rapid developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on April 3.
The Malaysian home ministry announced three measures to curb human trafficking and falsifying of passports at the country's main entry points on May 17.
The Thai Cabinet has approved the extension of work permits for foreign nationals from one year to two years, while giving employers four months to help their workers register for the document.
Senior officials from Cambodia and Vietnam met to work out the agenda for the 14th plenary meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on Cooperation in Economics, Culture and Science-Technology.
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