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Vietnam-RoK cross-border QR payment service launched
The move aiming to promote cross-border digital payments and tourism between the two countries.
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KoCham and Parata Air sign deal to boost aviation and tourism links between VIetnam and RoK
Parata Air will offer preferential aviation services to KoCham members while both sides work to stimulate market demand by enhancing connectivity between the aviation and tourism sectors.
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Resort real estate shows signs of slowing in Q1
Total transactions estimated at more than 2,900 units, a 30% decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.
Hai Phong may establish tourism management boards
In a bid to improve the image and quality of the local tourism sector, the Hai Phong Department of Tourism has proposed that the Hai Phong City People’s Committee establish a Tourism Area Management Board in each district with tourist resorts. The Boards would help authorities at all levels research and assess the sustainable exploitation of natural resources and the development of tourism products and brands in the northern port city.
International visitors growing in 10M
Figures from the General Statistics Office show that international visitors to Vietnam stood at more than 2.35 million in the first ten months of the year, or 18.8-fold higher year-on-year but down 83.7 per cent compared to the same period of 2019, before Covid-19. In October, international visitors totaled 484,400, up 12.1 per cent against September and 45.9-times higher year-on-year.
Direct Da Nang - Taipei flights resume
After being temporarily suspended due to Covid-19, Starlux Airlines’ direct flights between Da Nang and Taipei, Taiwan (China) resumed on October 28. Da Nang catered to more than 2,100 arriving and departing international flights and over 280,000 passengers in the first nine months of 2022. It expects to see more international routes resume over the closing months of the year.