Taiwanese beef noodle soup

Hanoi (VNA) – The number of Vietnamese visitors to Taiwan (China) has been growing fast recently, which is partly attributed to Taiwan’s preferential visa policy for tourists from the Southeast Asian nation. Data of the General Statistics Office show that more than 777,000 Vietnamese visited Taiwan between January and November 2019, up 26.5 percent year on year. The surge was partly driven by Taiwan’s preferential visa policy, in which from August 2019, this territory applied visa exemption for 14 days for citizens of Vietnam, some other Southeast Asian countries and India if their previous visas granted by the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, the Schengen Area, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan remain valid or have only expired within the past 10 years. For tourist groups, since the beginning of 2019, Taiwan has permitted travel companies licensed by Vietnam’s tourism authority to organise tours of this land for groups of at least five visitors without needing to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tourist arrivals in Taiwan on the rise

Mask-clad commuters get off a train at a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stop in Taipei following the Chinese New Year holidays. (Photo: AFP) A 61-year-old man from central Taiwan with underlying health problems but no recent overseas travel history died in hospital on Saturday after testing positive for the virus, officials confirmed. … [Read more...] about Taiwan records its first COVID-19 death as global toll passes 1,600

In one recent case late last month, Saigon police busted a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Saigon worth about VND1 billion ($43,000). Six people were arrested, with about seven kilograms of drugs, over 500 ecstasy pills, six guns, dozens of bullets and other weapons as seized evidence, said police Thursday. … [Read more...] about Saigon drug haul up tenfold year-on-year: police

They backed the maintenance of security and safety of navigation and aviation, and respect for law in the East Sea, and emphasised the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s increasing important role in keeping regional peace and stability. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, European Union step up cooperation

During the reception the Government chief congratulated the two agencies on their expanded anti-corruption cooperation by sharing information and experience in the fight against corruption. Vietnam places importance on anti-corruption work, considering this an important task and one of the top priorities in building a professional, modern and efficient administrative system, the cabinet leader said. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia praised for effective anti-corruption cooperation