Both preventing the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic and developing the economy" is a dual goal determined by the Government of Vietnam in 2020. AT the moment, in the month of September, after the end of second Covid epidemic , Vietnam has basically  controlled the desease and the Vietnamese government is gradually implementing plans to open up the economy.

The first step in economic development after SARS-Cov-2 disaster is to reopen commercial routes, restore international trade relationship as well as economic development. Specifically ,at the meeting on permitting regular international commercial flights between Vietnam and some partners, Mr. Pham Binh Minh,Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam announced No. 330 / TB-VPCP  that:

First: Agree on the plan to resume regular international commercial flights with passengers between Vietnam and some partners. Thus, Vietnam will open international routes so that individuals from Vietnam can exit to other countries .In the opposite,  foreigners, Vietnamese living oversea can return to Vietnam. However, the opening of the route initially had a frequency of 2 flights per week  with some particular  countries according to the schedule as follows:

- From September 15, 2020 for the routes: Vietnam - China (Guangzhou), Vietnam - Japan (Tokyo), Vietnam - Korea (Seoul), Vietnam - Taiwan, China (Taipei).

- From September 22, 2020 for Vietnam - Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Vietnam - Laos (Vientiane) routes.

This is the group of countries contributing top FDI to Vietnam in recent years.

Second: Entities allowed to enter Vietnam include individuals residing in the above countries and individuals transiting from a third country. include:

- Foreigners holding diplomatic, official and relative passports.

- For foreigners who are experts, investors, business managers, high-tech workers and relatives; international students; foreign relatives of Vietnamese citizens.

- Vietnamese citizen.

Third: Conditions for entry to Vietnam will be classified according to the following forms:

- For individuals residing in 6 countries above: Must have proof of PT-PCR test result negative for SARS-CoV-2 issued by the host country within 03 days prior to boarding flight; After arriving in Vietnam, they will be taken to the quarantine and tested for PT-PCR samples immediately after entry. In case of having a negative test result 2 times after 5 days of concentrated isolation, you can return self-monitor at home or work and comply with the provisions of the law.

- For foreigners who are experts, investors, business managers, high-tech workers and relatives; international students; Foreign relatives of Vietnamese citizens are isolated at factories, corporate headquarters or hotels or accommodation establishments according to regulations.

- For Vietnamese people who are isolated in isolation facilities managed by the military or at hotels or accommodation establishments as prescribed.

The above provisions are applicable to foreign individuals wishing to enter Vietnam to work and stay for a long time (over 14 days). In case foreigners want to work in Vietnam for less than 14 days, they will follow regulations of the health ministry. You can refer to the latest regulations that we have analyzedin the previous artical. 

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The opening of international routes will certainly have a positive impact on the industrial real estate (real estate) sector. The inability to enter Vietnam makes real estate transactions impossible, also leads to the stagnation of the real estate market in general and industrial real estate in particular in the period of Covid out -breaking since March of 2020 in Vietnam and around the world . As more specific to Industrial Real Estate, the survey, selection and decision of investment locations directly affect strategy, production scale and thereby affecting the final investment decision of foreign investors. When the transactions of land lease, factory lease in industrial zones were not performed, the real estate market stagnated, resulting in stagnation of building factories process, lacking of materials for production, Increase unemployment rate for both domestic and foreign workers,...