Specifically, the national flag carrier plans to resume regular flights between Ha Noi and Moscow with one flight a week, starting from January 29.

The first regular flight from Ha Noi to London (the UK) is scheduled on January 24, said Viet Nam Airlines.

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The airline will resume regular flights between Ha Noi and Germany's Frankfurt on January 27.

From February 8, the flight schedule to the UK, France and Germany will be fixed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Viet Nam Airlines had resumed regular air routes connecting Viet Nam with the U.S. (four flights per week), Japan (three flights per week), the Republic of Korea (two flights per week), Chinese Taipei (one flight per week), Singapore (two flights per week), Thailand (two flights per week) and Cambodia (four flights per week).

Vietnamese vaccine passports have been recognized by ten partner countries including the U.S., Japan, the UK, Australia, India, Belarus, Cambodia, the Philippines, Palestine and Maldives, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang during a press briefing in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Viet Nam recognized vaccine passports from 79 countries and territories while negotiations are underway to accept other vaccine passports, especially those in a digital format.