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Vietnam to resume flights to China
Vietnam has agreed to restart scheduled flights to and from China.
Vietnam’s ministry of transport said agreement has been reached but a restart timeline and frequency is still under discussion.
However local media reports early August has been mooted.
The ministry says it may start with one flight a week to and from select destinations in China as well as possibly Japan, South Korea, Laos and Cambodia.
It will be a boost for inbound tourism which has been decimated despite Vietnam recording no Covid-19 deaths.
There has been no community transmission of the virus for nearly three months.
China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner and China makes up about a third of all foreign tourist arrivals.
Vietnam suspended visas and all commercial flights from China back in February.
Government officials haven’t said if the 14-day quarantine requirement for all overseas arrivals will be lifted.
Domestic tourism across Vietnam has resumed.
by Ray Montgomery, Asia editor
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
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