The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the first quarter of this year jumped 89.1 percent year-on-year to 91,000 as international flights and inbound tourism resumed.

Số lượng khách nước ngoài đến Việt Nam trong quý đầu tiên của năm nay đã tăng 89,1% so với cùng kỳ năm trước lên 91.000 khi các chuyến bay quốc tế và du lịch trong nước được nối lại.

The Government restores immigration measures and procedures as before the Covid-19 pandemic. Allowing people to enter the country to only need negative nCoV test results by RT-PCR or rapid test, and not having to quarantine.

Many ministries have voiced support for the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism's proposal to reopen international tourism and lift all travel restrictions from March 15.

Vietnam must be prepared to safely reopen tourism, ideally at the end of March and no later than the end of April, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Thursday.