PM directs building roadmap to welcoming foreign visitors
The Government Office has issued a dispatch on the Prime Minister’s directions about building a roadmap to open the door to welcome foreign visitors in a safe, scientific and effective manner.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Gove﷽rnment Office has issued a dispatch on the PrimeMinister’s dirꦍections about building a roadmap to open the door to welcomeforeign visitors in a safe, scientific and effective manner.
In the document to heads of ministry-leveland Government agencies, chairpersons of the centrally-run municipal and provincialPeople’s Committees, PM Pham Minh Chinh said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foreignarrivals in Vietnam dropped by 76.7 percent in 2020 and 95.9 percent in 2021,hurting relevant sectors in the value chain such as transportation, dining,hospitality, retail and trade, especially in key tourist areas and almost all of the key tourist localities. As the country is safely, flexibly adaptingto and effectively controlling the pandemic while gradually re-opening itseconomy, PM Chinh asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) topartner with the ministries of health, national defence, public security,foreign affairs, transport, information and communications; ministries,agencies concerned and localities to promptly build a plan and roadmap in this regard.
Da Nang welcomes foreign tourists (Photo: VNA)
They were assigned to hold seminars gatheringexperts, scientists and managers to reach their consensus. People’s committees of centrally-run citiesand provinces must work with the MoCST, Health Ministry and concerned agenciesto issue detailed plans for the effort, prepare for human resources andequipment and come up with plans to cope with the pandemic and any arisingmedical incidents. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam was taskedwith directing the building and implementation of the roadmap./.
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In Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) 
Da Nang welcomes foreign tourists (Photo: VNA) 
