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Although the summer holiday has just started, travel firms and agents have already completed 60-70 percent of their business plan while air carriers have also increased their flights to meet high travel demand. However, travel firms and agents are facing new difficulties: increasing tour prices because of rising fuel prices and a shortage of human resources. Millions of tourists ready for their trips Tran Quoc Bao, deputy director of Saigontourist Travel Company, said the company has expected to serve more than 280,000 tourists this summer. The number of tourists will be higher as tourist demand at home and abroad is surging. Three-to-eight-day domestic tours offered by Saigontourist are available nationwide. The most popular ones are tours of beaches, tours of northeastern and northwestern regions, 'green' tours, and community tours. “As summer is the peak season, we have prepared financial and human resources to diversify and better our services to meet market … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s travel firms see explosion of summer tours

Addressing the event, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam, Deputy Minister of National Defense, highly appreciated achievements of the corporation over the past 60 years. In the context of new requirements of the military’s construction and defense industry’s development, General Nam suggested several orientations on business and manufacturing strategies and required the corporation’s leadership to study measures to implement. He urged the company to enhance product promotion and exports in the time to come, especially for defense industry goods. At the event, on behalf of the State President, General Nam presented the second-class Military Exploit Order to the corporation’s leadership. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Defense corporation marks foundation day

Once a cost-cutting and outsourcing target for aviation, ground handlers are now being offered raises, as frazzled passengers take to social media to complain about missing baggage. The hiring can't come fast enough as a rebound in travel and badly-needed airline revenue this summer is being weighed by congestion, rising costs and labor strife, after a two-year pandemic vacuum. Air Canada said late on Wednesday it would cut flights in July and August to reduce passenger flows to a level that the air transport system can accommodate. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), which represents ground handlers, including baggage and cargo handlers, for Air Canada among other carriers, said some Canadian workers are being offered raises and double pay to work beyond eight-hour shifts, a union official said. "It's created a bit of a bidding war," said Dave Flowers, an IAMAW national president in Canada specializing in air transportation. Flowers … [Read more...] about Luggage piles join long airport lines in fresh woes for summer travel

Artworks of talented Ho Chi Minh City-based artist is on display at Manzi Art Space in Hanoi. “The dreamer: heterotopia, tabula rasa, noble silence” is a solo exhibition by Ly Hoang Ly as part of her ongoing project 0395A.ĐC. Ashes (2013)- an artwork of Ly Hoang Ly made from a hybrid of cow bone ash & remnants, iron and ceramic.  Photo: The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre Over ten years ago, Ly Hoang Ly officially commenced her project “0395A.ĐC”. Now the year 2022 marks the second time she presents it in Vietnam. According to Bill Nguyen, the curator of the exhibition, spanning over a decade of Ly’s career, “0395A.ĐC” is a multilayered living body of work consisting of text, painting, sculpture, photography, artistic book, video art, installation art, performance art, architecture and public art. From a seed of an idea to an ever-evolving project now, “0395A.ĐC” continues to grow alongside the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the notions of home, … [Read more...] about Ly Hoang Ly solo exhibition adds to artistic vitality in Hanoi

Participants at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 8th Ocean Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 29 under the theme “40th Anniversary of UNCLOS: Promoting maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia”, drawing more than 150 direct and 100 online participants, including 15 speakers from 14 countries and territories, and representatives from the UN. Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu underlined that the passing of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 40 years ago was a historical milestone in the development of international law, becoming the first comprehensive legal framework and a “constitution” of the sea. The convention has proved its universal values, he said, adding that to date, it continues to play a fundamental role in the development of international law of the sea, promoting peace, security, cooperation among nations, and the sustainable development of the oceans and seas. Hieu affirmed that over … [Read more...] about UNCLOS greatly contributes to promotion of regional maritime cooperation: experts

Participants at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) The 8th Ocean Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 29 under the theme “40th Anniversary of UNCLOS: Promoting maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia”, drawing more than 150 direct and 100 online participants, including 15 speakers from 14 countries and territories, and representatives from the UN. Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu underlined that the passing of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 40 years ago was a historical milestone in the development of international law, becoming the first comprehensive legal framework and a “constitution” of the sea. The convention has proved its universal values, he said, adding that to date, it continues to play a fundamental role in the development of international law of the sea, promoting peace, security, cooperation among nations, and the sustainable development of the oceans and seas. Hieu affirmed that over the past 40 years, the … [Read more...] about UNCLOS greatly contributes to promotion of regional maritime cooperation:experts

In a statement sent to the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday, the city's Chairman Phan Van Mai said the proposed route would link Tan Cang-Cat Lai Terminal, Vietnam's busiest container port, with HCMC – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway and Ring Road No.3. It will also run to Phu Huu Port that is three kilometers from Cat Lai. The route is to better serve cargo shipment and ease traffic jams in the area, the statement read. It will stretch six kilometers in length, 60 meters in width to have 12 lanes that allow vehicles to move at 60 kph. Along the road, there would be a viaduct and an elevated section. Once completed, trucks could run all the way between the terminal, the largest and most modern international container port in Vietnam that spreads over 160 hectares, and HCMC- Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway and Ring Road 3 without being stuck in traffic jams. In order for the road to take shape, HCMC will need to clear a total area of 59 hectares. Ring Road No. 3 is still … [Read more...] about HCMC proposes route to Vietnam’s largest port

Public and private sectors work together to establish a circular business economy in Vietnam, aiming towards the country's 2050 objective of net zero emissions. Photo by: Duc Thanh The conference saw the participation of representatives from the MoNRE, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), SCG Vietnam and BeerCo Limited, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and other international organisations and businesses, as well as the press. During the plenary session, the panellists examined the feasibility of building CE in Vietnam to achieve the net zero emission objective by 2050. They also discussed factors to be considered when implementing a circular approach in the country, taking into account lessons learnt from foreign partners and proposals for the transition to circularity. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha emphasised the importance of revamping the current linear economy in … [Read more...] about Vietnam primed for circular and sustainable advancement

Yechury spoke highly of Vietnam’s achievements under the leadership of the CPV, and its experience in building the organization and political system and ensuring social equality. He said the CPI-M is currently prioritizing enhancing democracy and promoting social equality and progress. Voicing his concern over the adverse impacts of COVID-19 and the rise of the far right and extremism, he said as countries are facing various challenges today, it is important for communist parties all over the world to unite and cooperate with each other. He expected the CPV and the CPI-M to further strengthen ties in the coming years through delegate exchanges and sharing of information and experience. Thuong, for his part, congratulated the CPI-M on the success of its 23rd national congress and Yechury on being re-elected as Secretary General. Affirming that the CPV treasures friendly relations with communist and left-wing parties globally, particularly the CPI-M, Thuong agreed to step up … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Indian Communist Parties seek stronger ties