Việt Nam hopes other countries and territories will simplify entry rules for Vietnamese travellers to boost economic recovery and people’s movement, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng.
Spats over behaviour at reopened land borders between the two nations soured the occasion, while history shows what can happen when neighbours forget how close they really are.
RECENTLY, it was claimed in a statement uploaded to social media that the crime rate in Johor had spiked after the Malaysia-Singapore border was reopened.
The transition to the endemic phase and the reopening of borders have clearly provided a positive impact on the Malaysian economy compared to the pandemic phase two years ago, the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) reported, quoting Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs of Malaysia Mustapa Mohamed.