The Hanoi Department of Tourism will coordinate with the municipal police and relevant agencies to clarify the case regarding 59 Vietnamese visitors who ran away during their trip to Jeju Island in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nine more travellers, among 56 Vietnamese who went missing on the Jeju resort island in South Korea, were found on Saturday, the local immigration office has announced.

 The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam has grown over the last three months, following a 13-month decline due to diseases, unstable economy and fierce regional competition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is introducing its opportunities for tourism at a roadshow in Jakarta, Indonesia.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 70 government officials and personnel from travel agencies, hotels as well as academics from Viet Nam and South Korea exchanged notes and shared best practices at a tourism workshop held yesterday

 The Thai Embassy in Hanoi reaffirmed on August 14 that Vietnamese citizens holding an ordinary passport are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for various purposes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel firms are awaiting the Embassy of Japan to announce the list of firms singled out to enjoy the loosened visa policy intended to lure more Vietnamese tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Immigration of Sakaeo Province, Thailand, has admitted that it erred when requesting Vietnamese tourists to prove their financial means before entering the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department has asked Thailand to stop unfriendly acts made by officials towards Vietnamese citizens, who are being forced to prove their financial means before entering the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese travel firms have resumed tours to Thailand and provided many special offers to tourists though scattered protests are still seen in Bangkok.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia expects at least 1,000 Vietnamese fans to attend its annual single-seater auto race by world-class racers in Kuala Lumpur from March 28-30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Representatives from 30 Tokyo tourism companies, travel agencies, airlines and hotels have launched a scheme in Hanoi to attract Vietnamese to the Japanese capital.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has released a statement that it will take drastic measures to stop the people attempting to emigrate illegally through traveling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese people may have a better chance to visit European countries, as the union is considering relaxing tourist and business visa policies for Vietnam.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea has started loosening visa procedures for Vietnamese visitors by reducing visa application fees and simplifying financial capability provability procedures to woo more travelers.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the afternoon of April 20, a bus carrying 36 Vietnamese tourists overturned in Laos. Three died and 28 other were injured in the accident.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2012, about 3.5 million Vietnamese traveled abroad, of which China alone attracted 1.1 million Vietnamese visitors.