Vietnam resumes visa exemption for citizens from 13 countries

A woman uses her mobile phone in the arrival hall of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Friday, March 15, 2022, as Vietnam announced the return of a visa exemption policy for 13 countries in an effort to kickstart its tourism sector. - AFP

HANOI, March 15 (Xinhua): The Vietnamese government on Tuesday agreed to resume its visa exemption policy for citizens from 13 countries as Vietnam seeks to reopen international tourism after two years of closure.

These countries included Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Britain, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Belarus, according to a resolution dated on Tuesday.