HANOI: Vietnamese citizens made more than 3.82 million departures for other countries in 2022, and the figure approximated 10.1 million in 2023, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said the increase in the number of Vietnamese citizens going abroad for different purposes reflected the country’s high level of integration.
It has created numerous opportunities but also led to complicated issues, posing many challenges to consular affairs and citizen protection abroad, he noted.
In a report submitted to National Assembly (NA) deputies ahead of the NA Standing Committee’s 31st session, the minister said the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad has been carried out effectively and obtained many important results.
Since 2022, international travel and Vietnamese citizens’ movement to other countries have fully recovered. People’s working, studying, and travel demand has been growing fast, the minister said.
Source: Emirates News Agency