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The ministry called on the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on Wednesday to instruct airlines to divert a part of their services to Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong City and Tho Xuan airport in Thanh Hoa, 123 km and 170 km from Hanoi, and to Can Tho airport in Can Tho City and Cam Ranh airport in Nha Trang, around 200 km and 300 km from HCMC. … [Read more...] about Airlines told to fly to nearby locations as Saigon, Hanoi airports start upgrade work

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese designers are for the first time heading to a major exhibition in London next month. 'Emotional States', the 2018 London Design Biennale exhibition will be held in the UK from September 4 to 23. The exhibition is co-sponsored by the University of Leicester School of Business (ULSB), NashTech, Vietnam-UK Network, and Vietnam Airlines. It aims to explore big questions and ideas about sustainability, migration, pollution, energy, cities, and social equality. A highlight on the global cultural calendar, the Biennale will see some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious designers, innovators and cultural bodies gather in the UK’s capital to celebrate the universal power of design and explore the role of design in collective futures. The exhibition presents the best examples in the world from established and emerging designers, architects, scientists, writers and artists. More than 40 countries, cities and territories in the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese designers head to London show

As a recognition of its efforts in driving sustainability in Vietnam, Tetra Pak was granted Top 10 sustainable companies in Vietnam’s manufacturing sector in 2019. The prestigious award is part of the annual program on benchmarking and announcing sustainable companies in Vietnam co-organized by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor since 2016. … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak Binh Duong awarded the world’s most-demanding LEED Version 4 Gold certification

A middle-aged M’Nong woman from nearby M’Lieng Village of Lak District told us many legends related to the lake’s name. According to one story, once upon a time, a local M’Nong named Y Lak caught a small, sacred eel that grew incredibly in size, vastly expanding the water body forming its habitat. Locals subsequently named the lake Y Lak’s water (Dak of Lak), which paved the way for the present Lak Lake. … [Read more...] about Luck out at Lak Lake, pulse of the Central Highlands