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Hanoi (VNA) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines, two carriers under the Vietnam Airlines Group, have announced adjustments to flights to and from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on January 21 due to unfavourable weather conditions. Two flights from Ho Chi Minh City, VN248 and VN7246, will land at Cat Bi Airport in the northern port city of Hai Phong. Two others from HCM City, VN7206 and VN320, are to be diverted to the central city of Da Nang, while another from Buon Ma Thuot is to land at Tho Xuan Airport in central Thanh Hoa province. Vietnam Airlines’ flights VN1612 and VN8714 from Pleiku and Vinh city will be diverted to Da Nang and Cat Bi airports, respectively. Many domestic flights to and from Hanoi were delayed because of the bad weather./. … [Read more...] about Airlines adjust flights due to bad weather in Hanoi

Two other flights from HCMC and one from Central Highlands’ Pleiku City had to be diverted to Da Nang International Airport, with another from Buon Ma Thuot in the Central Highlands sent to Tho Xuan Airport, representatives confirmed. … [Read more...] about Stray dog delays landing at central Vietnam airport

Hanoi (VNA) – Japan's Nikkei newspaper has run a story highlighting the opportunity for Vietnam to rise stronger after the COVID-19 pandemic is completely controlled. It spotlighted Vietnam's efforts in maintaining economic activities amid the pandemic, which made the country one of the Asian economies recording the highest growth in 2020. The article noted that in 2020, Vietnam signed three free trade agreements (FTA), and saw the introduction of another airline, while rising to the sixth position in Southeast Asia in terms of per capita income. It noted that Vietnam grasped the greatest opportunity in decades to become one of the countries with the highest GDP growth in the world with an expansion of 2.9 percent and an expected rate of 6.5 percent in 2021. The article cited a report by Euromonitor as saying that Vietnam is forecast to be one of the markets with the busiest merge and acquisition (M&A) activities and the most potential M&A market only after the US. … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees once-in-a-generation opportunity: Nikkei newspaper

According to reports by the Japanese media outlet, the Communist Party's economic tool of choice, the five-year plan, puts the technology sector at the centre of Vietnamese ambitions to become an upper-middle-income country by 2025. In an effort to meet this goal, Vietnam recorded a handful of high-profile investments last year, including Pegatron, a supplier for Apple and Samsung, and LG Electronics, which relies on the Vietnamese market for its vehicle and smartphone businesses. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 21

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft lands at a local airport. Many flights originally scheduled to depart from/arrive at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi today, January 21, were diverted to other airports due to bad weather conditions – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Two local carriers, Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines, had to divert many flights which were originally scheduled to depart from/arrive at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi today, January 21, due to bad weather conditions, including smog. … [Read more...] about Many flights diverted due to bad weather at Noi Bai airport