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HCM City (VNS/VNA) - HCM City and aviation authorities have taken measures to ensure security at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and ease congestion in and around it during the Tet (Lunar New Year) rush. The New Year falls on January 25 this year. According to the Tan Son Nhat Airport Authority, during the month from January 10 to February 8, the airport expects to provide ground services to over 41.2 million passengers, including 25.5 million domestic passengers, an increase of 9.06 percent from last year. The number of flights operated by domestic carriers during the period will rise by 5-7 percent to 840-850 a day. On January 22 there will be 965 flights carrying 152,470 passengers. A Vietnam Airlines spokesman said the carrier would add 56 flights on seven domestic sectors from HCM City to Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Da Nang, Hue, Quang Nam, and Phu Quoc to meet the rising demand during Tet. The surge in the number of passengers and relatives, especially of … [Read more...] about Tan Son Nhat airport braces for Tet holiday’s gridlock

Moscow (VNA) – It is the courage and resolve of soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army that contributed to the victory of the northern border defence war in Vietnam 40  years ago (February 17), said Russian Major General Viktor Demyanenko. Demyanenko was among 21 officers of the former Soviet Union (present-day Russia) sent to Vietnam to help the country during the struggle to defence its northern border in 1979. The 90-year-old Major General told a Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent that he is proud to be one of the three people who advised then Party General Secretary Le Duan to withdraw a major army corp from the southwestern border to assist the northern border. The corp, together with the BM-21 rocket artillery unit, created a shield protecting Hanoi capital city, he recalled. Demyanenko lauded courage of local forces, especially civil defence force, during the struggle, saying Vietnamese people followed President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching that … [Read more...] about Russian Major General recalls Vietnam’s war to defence northern border

New Delhi (VNA) - Over 40 enterprises, policy-making agencies and trade promotion organizations of Vietnam are participating in an electrical and energy equipment fair which opened on January 18 at the India Expo Mart in Uttar Paradesh state of India. Covering an area of 80,000 sq.m, the Elecrama 2020 attracts over 1,200 enterprises, agencies and organizations from 60 countries and territories worldwide exhibiting products, machines, equipment, technical solutions and services in the field of electricity and electronics. Apart from displaying traditional products such as household electricity, power transmission technology and railway power, the fair also introduces equipment and technology related to new and renewable energy. In the framework of the event, many conferences, workshops and forums introducing new technologies and future consumer trends, exchanges and business matching events have been also arranged to promote partnerships in this field. Elecrama is a specialized … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends fair on electrical equipment, energy in India

The cybersecurity and high-tech crimes prevention unit under the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on Saturday said that it had worked in coordination with police officers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to bust the crime ring, having operated in Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong, and the northern province of Son La. … [Read more...] about Vietnam police bust criminal ring selling smartphone spyware

Four films, “Sweet Lies”, “Artist”, “Intouchable” and “Perfect plan” will be screened in the provinces and cities of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ha Long, Vinh, Hue, Da Nang, Buon Ma Thuot, Nha Trang, Can Tho, and other locations. … [Read more...] about Mobile film projection to mark Vietnam-France diplomatic ties