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Mai Ho, 29, and Le Han Tue Lam, 26, were named in the financial and venture capital category. Chau Bui, 23, was listed in the arts category.

Mai joined Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Hustle Fund last year. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage startups operating in software, business to business, fintech and digital health sectors. Over the past year, she led investments in Vietnam-based audiobook app Fonos and DatBike, the first Vietmanese-made electric motorbike company, Forbes said.

Outside Hustle, Mai manages her family office’s multimillion dollar portfolio of investments in healthcare and renewable energy.

Mai Ho is investor of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Hustle Fund. Photo courtesy of Hustle Fund.

She received a full scholarship from the University of Westminster College in the U.S. where she studied finance and accounting. After graduation, she worked with several investment funds in the U.S., including working as a stock market analyst at investment bank Goldman Sachs.

Lam joined Seoul-based investment firm Nextrans in 2019 as a general manager evaluating and investing in early stage startups in Southeast Asia and the U.S.

Le Han Tue Lam works as general manager of Seoul-based investment firm Nextrans. Photo courtesy of Tue Lam.

Earlier, she was one of earliest members of Vietnam-based enterprise software platform Base.vn, and worked as a universal banker for Citi in Hanoi.

Vietnamese model and fashionista Chau Bui has more than three million Instagram and roughly two million Facebook followers. Last year, she scored endorsements deals with world’s leading fashion brands Dior and Louis Vuitton.

Bui, whose full name is Bui Thai Bao Chau, was named the most stylish social media personality at the ELLE Style Awards 2019.

Chau Bui is a famous Vietnamese fashionista. Photo courtesy of Chau Bui.

“Selected from over 2,500 nominations and vetted by our team of reporters and a panel of A-list judges, this year’s list features 300 young entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers across the Asia-Pacific region who are braving the challenging environment brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and finding new opportunities amidst the new normal,” the Forbes magazine noted.

The list selects 30 honorees for each of the 10 categories.

The criteria for honorees making the list include their “demonstration of leadership, how they embody the entrepreneurial spirit that is synonymous with Forbes , and their potential of success in their industry. Other factors like innovation, disruption – and size and growth of their ventures in some categories – play a role in making the final decision,” the magazine said.

Last year, Vietnam had six representatives in the 30 under 20 list.

Vietnam Airlines Group, including VNA, Pacific Airlines and VASCO, have announced the availability of 500,000 more seats, or nearly 2,600 domestic flights, for the rush days (April 28–May 3).

VNA has opened six new air routes, namely Da Nang – Vinh; Phu Quoc – Can Tho, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Hue and Thanh Hoa. Also, it has resumed the Da Nang – Thanh Hoa and Can Tho – Buon Ma Thuot routes, from April 24.

Bamboo Airways in late March and early April planned to increase the transport output by 12-15 percent on backbone routes and tourism routes during the holidays.

Despite the higher number of flights, no more air tickets are available for some routes, while airfares are high because of high demand.

Passengers booking tickets on April 18 have to pay nearly VND8 million to fly one way from Hanoi to Phu Quoc on April 29 and return on May 3 with VNA.

If they booked tickets half a month ago, they would have paid half of the airfare.

Meanwhile, Bamboo Airways’ return ticket for Hanoi – Phu Quoc is VND7.3 million, while Vietjet’s is VND7 million. If flying from Hanoi to Quy Nhon with Vietnam Airlines, one would have to pay VND4.7-5.4 million for return economy-class ticket. If they choose Vietjet or Bamboo Airways, they have to pay VND4 million.

Meanwhile, if they book tickets half a month in advance, they could save nearly VND1 million.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has also offered tens of trains more to satisfy the increasing travel demand during holidays. According to the Hanoi Railway Transport JSC, the additional trains are mostly on April 29, May 2-3, from Hanoi to Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Dong Hoi and vice versa.

In addition to the three daily pairs of Thong Nhat (North-South) trains, there will be two more TH1 and TH2 trains to run on Hanoi-Thanh Hoa route. In addition to the frequent NA1/NA2 pairs of trains on Hanoi-Vinh route, there will be four more trains with departure in Hanoi and four with departure in Vinh.

On Hanoi-Dong Hoi and Hanoi-Da Nang routes, there will be two more trains departing in Hanoi and two departing in Dong Hoi and Da Nang.

In the south, there will be nearly 30 more trains on routes from HCM City to Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Quang Ngai and Da Nang on April 28 – May 3.

Of these, tickets have run out for Saigon – Phan Thiet, Saigon – Nha Trang and Saigon – Quy Nhon routes.

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Thousands of passengers wait for the security check at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. Photo courtesy of nld.com.vn

HCM CITY — The Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City is adding more staff, opening early check-in counters, and using all available security scanners to reduce increasing congestion at the site.

Prolonged congestion at security screening areas in Tân Sơn Nhất Airport has caused delays in flights and frustration among many passengers. Some have missed their flights as they had to queue for hours for security screening.

The Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (TIA) on April 19 said that the operating capacity granted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam allows up to 1,728 persons per hour at the security gate at Hall A and up to 1,584 persons per hour at Hall B.

However, at peak hours between April 14 and April 19 Hall A had 2,100 to 2,400 passengers per hour, which exceeded the design capacity by 25 to 30 per cent.

Many flights using large planes and departing at the same hour between 5:30am and 9:30am have also added to the crowded situation.

In addition, many passengers are taking multiple carry-on bags, prolonging the time needed to scan items.

Adding to the congestion are the further random checks of at least 10 per cent of passengers who have already gone through security screening.

This is being done under instruction from the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam, which asked for stronger security checks. However, to reduce congestion, TIA has stopped implementing this security check.

As for the centralised take-off and landing in the morning and afternoon causing congestion at the airport, a representative of Vietnam Airlines said the landing turn slots were granted by the Việt Nam Aviation Administration.

In fact, the flights of Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines are spread out through the day and the HCM City – Hà Nội route has a new flight every 30 minutes.

However, due to local travel demand, which is mostly in the morning and during peak hours, congestion has occurred fairly often during these time frames.

Security scanners

To reduce congestion, especially during the upcoming holidays of April 30 and May 1, ACV and TIA decided to open 100 per cent of security scanners and allocated more staff to help customers.

They have also added informative signage to smooth the passenger security scanning process, among other measures.

ACV has told TIA to develop efficient operation plans, including ensuring clearance in security areas between Hall A and Hall B, opening more aircraft doors for domestic flights, and adding more staff to check up on all passengers and ensure that they do not miss their flights.

Another option being considered by the airport is installation of more security scanners in Hall A.

For a long-term solution, ACV is working with authorities to speed up the handover of land that will be used to build the new passenger terminal T3, with a capacity of 20 million passengers per year.

It will also invest in more modern devices to ease congestion in the area.

Meanwhile, to reduce pressure during rush hours, Vietnam Airlines has encouraged passengers to complete their check-in on its website or at automatic check-in machines prior to their flights.

The airline has also allocated staff with mobile devices at Tân Sơn Nhất in HCM City and Nội Bài airport in Hà Nội to help passengers check in more efficiently. The airline has reserved a separate check-in counter for passengers travelling between HCM City and Hà Nội.

“These solutions have demonstrated Vietnam Airlines’ effort to reduce the load and avoid congestion at large airports such as Hà Nội and HCM City,” a representative said.

He said that passengers who plan to travel on the occasion of April 20 and May 1 should book flights soon and complete booking requirements as much as possible online.

“The filling of medical declarations has also worsened the congestion problem at the airport. This is a mandatory procedure before departure, and passengers should do it at home to save time,” he added.   VNS