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Vietnam Ranked 82nd, up 6 Places Compared to 2022
13:41 | 26/07/2023
Vietnam climbed six positions to secure 82nd place, in a ranking of the world's most powerful passports in 2023.
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Regulations Change for Vietnamese Citizens to Naturalize in Germany
11:35 | 22/05/2023
The mandatory time in Germany for Vietnamese and citizens of other countries who wish to naturalize in Germany will be shortened from 8 years to 5 years, even 3 years if the draft new citizenship law is approved by the German government.
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Germany Recognises New Vietnamese Passports
12:38 | 19/02/2023
Previously, some countries – including Germany, the Czech Republic, and Spain – said they suspended the recognition of the navy blue covered passports of Vietnam, which started to be issued from July 1, 2022 – because of the omission of the birthplace information.
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Vietnam News Today (Jan. 2): Vietnam Rides Through Economic Difficulties
08:28 | 02/01/2023
Vietnam News Today (Jan. 2): Foreign ambassadors positive on relations with Vietnam in 2023; Vietnam rides through economic difficulties; Enterprises enjoy more advantages to boost market expansion from EVFTA; Birthplace information added on new Vietnamese passports.
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Vietnam News Today (Jul. 29): Vietnam Looks to Build Next Tech Start-up Unicorns in Asia
05:08 | 29/07/2022
Vietnam News Today (Jul. 29): Vietnam logs 1,699 Covid-19 cases on July 28; Vietnam, Germany work to solve passport issue; Vietnam looks to build next tech start-up unicorns in Asia: ADB; Vietnam pockets two golds at Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.
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Vietnam News Today (Jul. 7): International Searches for Vietnamese Tourism up 1,125% in June
06:32 | 07/07/2022
Vietnam News Today (Jul. 7): International searches for Vietnamese tourism up 1,125% in June; Vietnam beefs up cooperation with Portugal; HSBC upgrades Vietnam’s growth forecast to 6.9%; Xiaomi launches production of smartphones in Vietnam.
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Policies to take effect in July, 2022
07:18 | 02/07/2022
From July 1, 2022, the Ministry of Public Security will begin to issue new ordinary passports to citizens among other policies to take effect such as minimum wage increase and paper invoice elimination.
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Vietnam News Today (Jun 5): Vietnam Adopts Strategy on Foreign Investment Co-operation by 2030
08:01 | 05/06/2022
Vietnam News Today (Jun 5): National program pushes for innovation among enterprises; Vietnam adopts strategy on foreign investment co-operation by 2030; Vietnamese doctors provide free health check-ups, medicines for needy people in Laos; Nikkei Asia appreciative of speed of Vietnamese post-pandemic recovery.
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The Best & Worst Passport in the World
19:21 | 08/07/2021
Henley Passport Index has just published their 2021 passport ranking, which shows a gloomy outlook even in countries with more advanced Covid vaccine rollouts.
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Vietnamese passport moves up in global power ranking
16:36 | 11/07/2020
The Vietnamese passport has moved up six places to 89th in the Henley & Partners ranking updated for the third quarter of 2020.
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Vietnam's e-passports has yet to be issued
15:41 | 03/07/2020
Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security postponed e-passport issuance due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vnexpress reported.
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World most powerful passport during COVID-19 outbreak
08:59 | 10/04/2020
The Henley Passport Index for 2020 reveals Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Germany occupying the top four spots. Meanwhile, Vietnamese now can travel to 54 destinations.
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