CAAV asks carriers not to hike airfaresThe Saigon Times Daily Passengers are seen getting off an aircraft of Vietnam Airlines. CAAV has asked local carriers to refrain from increasing airfares to stabilize prices during fuel price hikes - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked local carriers to refrain from increasing airfares to stabilize prices during fuel price hikes, in accordance with the prime minister’s request, the local media reported. The Government and the Ministry of Transport have requested the relevant agencies to stabilize prices to maintain an inflation rate below 4% this year. Earlier, in June, data from the General Statistics Office showed that local budget carriers Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific had hiked the fees of their fringe services, leading to a rise in airfares by 2.59%. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue had asked the Transport Ministry to perform an inspection and work on price monitoring as … [Read more...] about CAAV asks carriers not to hike airfares
42 people in northern province test HIV positive
42 people in northern province test HIV positiveThe Saigon Times Daily Ha Ke San, vice chairman of Phu Tho Province, speaks at a press brief on Monday – PHOTO: VOV HCMC – As many as 42 people from a mountainous commune in the northern province of Phu Tho have tested positive for HIV after allegedly receiving injections with infected needles at a private clinic, reported the local media. Residents of Kim Thuong Commune suspect that a local nurse practitioner, identified as Ha Tran Thao, who works at Tan Son General Hospital, had used the same needles when giving injections to several patients, which may have caused the HIV outbreak. According to an initial investigation, many of the infected patients used to visit the unlicensed clinic Thao ran at his house to receive injections. Thao has denied the allegations. Last month, health officials in Phu Tho took blood samples from 490 residents of the remote commune to conduct an HIV test after two locals died of … [Read more...] about 42 people in northern province test HIV positive
Danang aims to attract Russian tourists
Tourism Danang aims to attract Russian tourists By Nhan Tam Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018,19:56 (GMT+7) Danang aims to attract Russian touristsBy Nhan Tam European tourists walk on a beach in Danang City. The city should extend its source markets to Russia and Europe - PHOTO: NHAN TAM DANANG – The central coastal city of Danang is striving to lure more Russian and European tourists in a bid to diversify international visitors, but it is facing some difficulties with weather conditions and air routes, which should be addressed to meet the target. The leader of the Danang government, who is on a visit to Europe, is working with Russian travel firm ANEX Tour in Moscow City to discuss a plan on tourism promotion. The tour is scheduled to conclude on August 21. Tourism experts noted that it is necessary to increase the number of Russian and European visitors to Danang City to diversify tourist sources, adding that certain factors, … [Read more...] about Danang aims to attract Russian tourists
Former PVTex execs to stand trial on mismanagement charges
Nation Former PVTex execs to stand trial on mismanagement charges The Saigon Times Daily Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018,19:11 (GMT+7) Former PVTex execs to stand trial on mismanagement chargesThe Saigon Times Daily A combination photo of former board chairman Tran Trung Chi Hieu (L) and former general director Vu Dinh Duy of PVTex – PHOTO: TL HCMC – The People’s Court of Hanoi City will open a first-instance hearing on August 28 against former senior members of PetroVietnam Petrochemical and Textile Fiber JSC (PVTex), a textile unit of the State-run oil and gas giant PVN, on charges of economic mismanagement, reported the Vietnam News Agency. The defendants are Tran Trung Chi Hieu, 55, former chairman of the board of directors at PVTex; Dao Ngo Hoang, 40, former head of the trade-contract division at PVTex; and Vu Phuong Nam, 39, former chief accountant at PVTex. The former chairman of the board of directors and … [Read more...] about Former PVTex execs to stand trial on mismanagement charges
HCMC plans to set up bus-only lanes during rush hour
Infrastructure HCMC plans to set up bus-only lanes during rush hour By Le Anh Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018,19:19 (GMT+7) HCMC plans to set up bus-only lanes during rush hourBy Le Anh A scheme on priority lanes for passenger buses has met with disapproval, as the streets are said to be too narrow for separate bus lanes - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – Authorities of HCMC are working on a scheme to set up separate lanes for buses during peak hours, particularly for two hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon. The move is expected to improve the speed of the buses, resulting in punctuality, and to raise the number of public transport users in the city. Associate Prof. and Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hien, head of the Traffic Construction faculty under the HCMC University of Transport, who was assigned to research bus lanes, said his team has proposed the regulation of bus lanes, of which the first 3.6-kilometer-long section will run … [Read more...] about HCMC plans to set up bus-only lanes during rush hour