Vietnam welcomes first Japanese business flyers since reopening

440 corporate reps and engineers set to arrive in Southeast Asian nation by Saturday

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Passengers check in at Narita Airport near Tokyo for the charter flight to Vietnam on June 25. © Kyodo

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- About 440 Japanese nationals with business ties in Vietnam will arrive in the Southeast Asian nation by Saturday after being barred from entry for months due to travel restrictions enacted to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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