Vaccinated Korean and Japanese visitors are the first in 20 monthsA worker carries coconut palm branches on the grounds of a resort in Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province. (AFP File Photo)The first international tourists have touched down in Vietnam almost 20 months after the country closed its borders to contain the coronavirus. Foreign tourists seeking to enter Vietnam must show Covid-19 vaccination certificates and negative pre-departure coronavirus test results. Vietnam was widely praised for its handling of the pandemic last year, with only dozens of known coronavirus cases. Vietnam has since clocked more than a million infections and almost 23,000 deaths, as it scrambles to secure enough vaccines for its 100 million people.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2021 10:29 UTC