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Vietnamese tourists tour Europe before the time of the COVID-19 epidemic – Photo: NGUYEN MINH On the morning of August 2, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi sent a notice about stopping the recognition of the new passport model of Vietnam . This is a new blue-purple model passport issued by Vietnam from July 1, 2022, but was assessed by some European countries as not meeting the technical standards of ICAO parameters. “The Czech Republic agrees with other member countries of the European Union (EU) and stops recognizing the new passport model. The decision takes effect from this moment,” The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi announced. After Germany and Spain, the fact that the Czech Republic does not recognize the new passport model of Vietnam has made it difficult for travel companies to bring Vietnamese tourists here. Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh – deputy director of Vie travel ’s marketing department – said that on average, for each tour group going to Europe

Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh – home to UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage – has been listed as one of the 10 most beautiful destinations for 2022, as selected by the Canadian newswire The Travel, according to VOV. A corner of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province. Photo: VNA The Travel stated that Ha Long Bay, which has twice been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, is the Vietnamese representative to make the list, coming in fifth place. Scattered throughout the bay are over 1,600 limestone towers and islands covered in tropical trees, with the majority of the islands left uninhabited and unaffected by humans. The article noted that the best way to experience this mist-shrouded landscape is to board a traditional junk boat and then sail through the area to enjoy the outstanding scenic beauty on offer. Visitors can then get off to explore the various cave formations across the bay, including Thien Cung Cave and Surprise Cave, both of

Vietnam and the United Kingdom held the inaugural migration dialogue on August 15 in Hanoi, the first of its kind, under the chair of UK Home Office Permanent Under-Secretary Matthew Rycroft and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang. The dialogue is part of Permanent Under-Secretary Rycroft’s two-day visit to Vietnam . On August 15, Vietnam and the United Kingdom held the inaugural migration dialogue in Hanoi (Photo: VNA). The topics of discussion between the two sides were communication on immigration and safe migration, migrant returns, the issue of fraudulent documents, updated policies on immigration as well as addressing human trafficking. In the field of transnational security, leaders of the two sides regularly hold talks and exchange high-level delegations to share experiences and strengthen cooperation in preventing and combating transnational crimes, including crimes against immigration, illegal migration, an

The World Bank’s Managing Director of the Growth Dialogue, Danny Leipziger pointed to three major difficulties Vietnam is facing when developing the National Master Planning – the harmonization and integration of planning and relevant legal documents, the ensuring of financial supply for the work, and planning implementation. He held that basically, the goals of Vietnam ’s national master planning are suitable to the country’s growth targets until 2045. However, in order to achieve the goals, there is still much for Vietnam to do, he said, affirming that in this process, the WB is ready to work with the NA of Vietnam and relevant ministries, sectors and agencies to give recommendations to solve bottlenecks in the process of planning design and implementation. Dr. Danny Leipziger (Photo: GW Business) Dr. Danny Leipziger, a former vice president of the World Bank, headed the Bank’s Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network of more than 700 eco

Business Briefing Reference rate exchange: VND 23,192/USD Aviation news: Vietjet offers tickets for Lunar New Year 2023 with super saving prices Investment news: Measures sought to attract resources for green, sustainable development Weather Forecast Hanoi and Da Nang will be cloudy, sunny during the daytime, and rainy in the evening. Business Briefing Reference rate exchange The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at VND 23,192/USD on August 17, up VND 19 from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is VND 23,887/USD and the floor rate is VND 22,497/USD. The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks showed little change. At 8:30 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at VND 23,265 /USD and the selling rate at VND 23,545/USD, both unchanged from August 16. Vietcombank kept both rates at VND 23,230/USD (buying) and VND 23,540/USD (selling).