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bkkz
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Yeah, I read about that. Looks like 3 star hotels are the best bet.
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Posted on: 3:09 am on Mar. 15, 2013
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BKKdreaming
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Quote: from bkkz on 3:07 am on Mar. 12, 2013
can you get a visa in BKK or just on arrivial ?
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Posted on: 10:49 pm on Mar. 17, 2013
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bkkz
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If you're not from the countries exempted, then you'll need to apply for visa at the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok.
Visa is required for all visitors, except citizens of some countries for short stay (Thai, Laotian, Malaysian, Indonesian and Singaporean are exempted for up to 30 days; Philippino for up to 21 days; nationals of Japan, Republic of Korea, Norwegian, Finlander, Denish and Swedish are exempted for up to15 days. Updated information about visa exemptions is available at the Embassy).
http://www.vietnamembassy-thailand.org/en/nr070521170031/nr070521170456/ns070629043840
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Posted on: 4:33 am on Mar. 18, 2013
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated 6 June 2013 :-
Vietnam pressed for one-visa policy
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Ho Chi Minh City authorities have urged the Vietnam government to approach Thailand and other Mekong countries, with the aim of implementing a one-visa policy within the region to bring in more tourists.
The city is pressing for the campaign through the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Saigon Times reported.
"We need support to call for participation of all five nations and adopt a visa-free policy to draw foreign tourists,'' said La Quoc Khanh, deputy director of the city's Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
The call echoes requests made by international travel agencies that want a common visa policy to make it easier for tourists to travel across Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, he added.
Last year, the four countries lured 14.8 million international tourist arrivals. Thailand alone enticed more than 20 million visitors, the Saigon Times reported.
But Vietnam has been hit by a slide in tourism this year. Foreign tourists visiting the country in the first four months totalled 2.4 million, a three per cent decline, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.
China had the most visitors to Vietnam during the period, ahead of South Korea, Japan, the United States and Malaysia.
The government is also being urged to consider a visa-free policy with individual countries in the region, to attract more tourists.
Tourism authorities from Ho Chi Minh City will go to Thailand this month to discuss the one-visa issue, the newspaper reported.
Thailand has an arrangement with Cambodia on sharing visas for foreign tourists. Laos plans a similar one-visa policy with neighbouring countries.
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Posted on: 4:29 am on June 6, 2013
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koolbreez
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A universal free visa would be a good thing, if it had at least 90 day validity. but each country's aim is to draw tourists away from the other countries, not share, so I seriously doubt it will ever be instituted.
It would increase Vietnam's tourism, as their visa is currently bt3000, and has to be bought before arrival, no visa on arrival, except from a few tour agencies. That is one of the reasons their tourism has dropped, the hassle going there compared to other countries around them, except China.
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Posted on: 7:39 am on June 7, 2013
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LLLarry
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You can get a visa on arrival for Vietnam using the website below
http://www.myvietnamvisa.com/
Much easier than getting a visa beforehand as you don't need to be near a Vietnam embassy and you don't need to give up your passport for a week.
Note you must have $50 in US currency when you enter.
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Posted on: 5:00 am on July 27, 2013
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PussyLover 69
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Report from AFP dated 8 February 2014 :-
Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac
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HO CHI MINH CITY - Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.
The arrival of one of the most potent symbols of US capitalism in southern Ho Chi Minh City -- known as Saigon when American troops dramatically withdrew in1975 -- is the result of a partnership with the son-in-law of Vietnam’s powerful Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
McDonald’s is following US rivals Burger King, KFC and coffee giant Starbucks into Vietnam -- a country many Americans associate more with an unpopular war than a newly wealthy middle class.
But with its 90 million-strong population and average per capita income of more than $1,500, "Vietnam is on the radar now" for US franchises, said Sean Ngo, managing director of consulting firm Vietnam Franchises Ltd.
Critics say that Vietnam’s rapid economic growth since "Doi Moi" reforms opened up the country in the early 1990s masks rising inequality and inefficiencies in an economy still dominated by state-owned enterprises.
But signs of the country’s rising affluence were on display Saturday as hundreds of people queued at the McDonald’s store on Ho Chi Minh City’s Dien Bien Phu street -- named after the battle that forced the French to withdraw from their former colony Vietnam
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Posted on: 9:31 am on Feb. 8, 2014
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation (Thailand) dated 10 March 2014 :-
Thai language fever stirs in Vietnam
Vietnamese students attend a Thai-language class in Quangtri Vocational Secondary School in Quangtri Province, Vietnam.
Vietnamese students attend a Thai-language class in Quangtri Vocational Secondary School in Quangtri Province, Vietnam.
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Courses start in Hue,Guang Tri ; students drawn to salaries here
"Sawasdee krap, sawasdee khaa", Nguyen thi Can Van, a student of Quangtri Vocational Secondary School, diligently recited in her Thai lesson. That was the first day that this electronics freshman and some 100 schoolmates began a 75-hour Thai course, which is part of a collaboration by their school and Nawamindharachini Vocational College in Thailand's Mukdahan.
Nguyen thi Can Van, who was among the first registering for the course, said she was excited to learn Thai and even came earlier than usual to wait for the classroom to open.
"I heard that a Thai teacher will come and teach us. I want to speak the language. I want to talk with Thais and I want to study in Thailand," she said.
Tran Thi Ngoc Phuoc, who studied for a vocational diploma in clothing technology and dressmaking, is having fun reciting "Chan cheu, thur cheu, khao cheu" (my name is, your name is, his name is). She said she had never been to Thailand but learnt about the country via movies and the Internet. Thailand is a beautiful country so she wants to learn its culture and language. She wants to work there because salaries are much higher.
The Thai language teacher, Jintana Kaewsri, said she teaches English at her college but she's interested in the Vietnamese language so she took courses at Sakhon Nakhon Rajabhat University's language centre until she could read and speak fluently.
"The Vietnamese students are very attentive in class and try hard to speak Thai," she said.
Besides the Thai language course, the Mukdahan college also signed an agreement to develop vocational diploma programmes in electronics and auto mechanics. Starting in May, students will study Thai or Vietnamese for the first year before going to Thailand or Vietnam in the second year. The students would undergo an apprenticeship in the third year and return home to finish the programme.
The 600-member Quangtri Vocational Secondary School in Quang Tri province will benefit from the Asean Economic Community (AEC) via the East-West Economic Corridor. Eager to prepare people ahead of the AEC, the Quang Tri City Council joined with the school to start granting scholarships in 2004 to Vietnamese students to study in Thailand.
Nguyen Thi Thao, a 27-year-old scholarship recipient, said she studied for a bachelor's degree in marketing at Rajabhat Mahasarakham University in 2006. Six months before that, she studied Thai in Nakhon Phanom.
Nguyen Thi Thao, who got a partial scholarship, said Thai language proficiency boosted one's career chances because many Thai companies are opening factories in Vietnam. If you remain in Thailand, you could work as a Vietnamese teacher like many of her friends, she said.
She has also worked as a tour guide since her sophomore year because many Thais like to visit Vietnam. She said a company salary in Vietnam could go up to Bt4,000-Bt6,000 compared to Bt15,000 in Thailand.
Pham Quan Thin was among the first generation of students to study in Thailand in 2004 and also won a scholarship. Although he earned a diploma in construction technology at Sakhon Nakhon Vocational College and a bachelor's degree in construction management at Ubon Ratchathani University, he worked as a tour guide when he returned to Vietnam. He also launched a Thai restaurant and co-founded an alumni association for Vietnamese in Thailand. There are some 400 such alumni.
Cao Tien Hai, a Vietnamese teacher at Nawamindharachini Vocational College, said he didn't get a degree in Thailand, but attended a six-month Thai course here before landing the teaching job. Besides good jobs in Vietnam or Thailand, Vietnamese who can speak Thai can also work in Laos, as Thais and Laotians speak a similar tongue.
The Mukdahan college also collaborated with Msc Cung Trong Cuong, rector of Hue Industrial College, in two programmes in auto mechanics and electronics. The Vietnamese college, which has 7,000 students, wanted to open four joint programmes, including tourism and hospitality and technology, but both sides agreed on the two programmes first.
Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang, who recently presided over the inauguration of a Thai-Vietnamese vocational education centre at Hue Industrial College, said he and Chaiyaphruek Serirak, chief of the Vocational Education Commission, discussed with Professor Fham Vu Luan, the Vietnamese minister of education and training, about vocational education management.
The two countries had many projects such as teaching and learning quality development for the Programme for International Student Assessment because Vietnam was highly successful in Pisa tests. Besides the vocational college cooperation, they also would set some ministry-level cooperation. Vietnam should nominate teachers for the Princess Maha Chakri Award, he added.
Chaiyaphruek said Vietnam wanted to cooperate with Thailand especially in vocational training because they had the same problem that students weren't interested in vocational programmes. Vietnam also was concerned that many skilled workers would move out of the country after the AEC, leading to a shortage of skilled workers.
------ KatoeyNewsNetwork
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Posted on: 3:44 am on Mar. 10, 2014
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Prabal
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Will be in Hanoi from 6th April for 10 days. What is the girl and night scene out there?
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Posted on: 10:11 pm on Mar. 4, 2015
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Bimlee
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Prabal,
We are waiting for your Field report now...
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