Vietnam tet 2018

Local airports will serve 387,000 passengers a day on average during the two weeks before and after Tet, the Lunar New Year which falls on January 25, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). Of the total of 2,350 flights a day, 39 percent will be hosted by the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. This means the airport will serve 38 flights on average every hour, close to the maximum mandated limit of 46 an hour. All local airlines have announced an increase in the number of flights from a regular day. Vietjet plans to have 1,158 additional flights, Vietnam Airlines 1,140, Bamboo Airways 958 and Jetstar Pacific 754. A large number of the additional flights will fly between domestic locations such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, northern Hai Phong City, Da Nang City and central Vinh Town, as locals travel back to their hometown to spend time with their family. To reduce traffic during prime hours, Dinh Viet Thang, head of CAAV, has asked the Airports … [Read more...] about Vietnam braces for Tet air travel upsurge

Legal or regulatory obstacles with a low level of certainty and issues concerning grid access for private projects, are the most pressing to private investment. Experts have recommended the Vietnamese government to remove regulatory obstacles for domestic and foreign investors in the energy sector to avoid energy insecurity caused by inadequate infrastructure due to low private investment.  Legal obstacles should be resolved to attract private investors in energy projects. In a working paper released recently, the experts said that given the new position of public finance, though official development assistance and preferential loans were previously the major sources of energy investment, they have been reduced significantly. “The country will see a threat to energy security if sufficient capital for infrastructure and new energy, such as renewable energy (RE), cannot be raised,” remarked the experts. Injecting capital into the energy sector will enhance … [Read more...] about Actions advised for Vietnam to lure investors amid energy crunch

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets with Belarusian veterans on December 13. (Photo: VNA) Minsk (VNA) - Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on December 13 that Vietnam always treasures and is grateful for the great support rendered by Belarus during the country’s struggle for national liberation and reunification in the past. She made the statement while meeting with Belarusian veterans who were sent to Vietnam to help the country fight for independence and freedom, and representatives from the Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the Vietnam - Belarus Friendship Association. She expressed her sentiment over the Belarusian veterans’ love and memories in Vietnam, saying she would ask the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs to invite the veterans to visit the locations where they stood shoulder-by-shoulder with the Vietnamese people during war time to see how the … [Read more...] about Vietnam always remembers Belarus’s support during war time: Top legislator

Vietnam’s national women’s football team have ended 2019 in the 32nd place in the world as they climbed two notches in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking, after winning their sixth gold medal in Southeast Asian Games 2019 women’s football in the Philippines last week. FIFA revealed its final women’s world ranking of 2019 on Friday, considering a number of international and regional tournaments at which the Vietnamese women had delivered their good performances. The Golden Girls defeated Thailand 1-0 to defend their gold medal in women’s football at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the Philippines, on December 8. In the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship in August, the team clinched their third AFF title after beating hosts Thailand 1-0 in the finale. In April this year, they also qualified for the final round of the FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 after thrashing Jordan 2-0 at Transportation Institute Stadium in … [Read more...] about Vietnam finish 2019 in top 32 of FIFA women’s world rankings after victorious year

Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has said. Mekong Delta may face saline intrusion months earlier than normal Drought, saltwater intrusion hits Mekong Delta sooner than expected Saline intrusion threatens Mekong Delta A river in Bac Lieu Province has begun to dry up due to a lack of water. — VNS Photo Ngoc Diep Thanh has asked the ministry’s Viet Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration to improve the monitoring of water flows and salinity rates in the delta’s coastal provinces and cities. “They need to improve the quality of the forecasting systems and provide detailed assessment of impacts of natural disasters, drought and saltwater intrusion on industries such as agriculture and water supply systems,” he said. He said the meteorological … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Mekong Delta needs urgent measures to prevent drought, saline-intrusion