Aviation

The other serious accident happened when a Vietjet Air aircraft carrying 217 passengers skidded off the runway and into a grassy bank upon landing in Tan Son Nhat from Phu Quoc Island last June. The airline blamed the incident on unfavorable weather conditions, but aviation authorities are still investigating it. … [Read more...] about Aviation safety a concern in Vietnam despite reduction in accidents

Vietnam saw a considerable decline in the number of aviation accidents in the first eight months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). Between January and August, Vietnam witnessed 36 aviation accidents, down 45% on-year, including two serious cases. According to the agency, 17 of the incidents were caused by human error and 14 others by technical errors and one by bad weather conditions, while the remaining four are still under investigation. One of the two serious cases was flight VJ322 of budget carrier VietJet Air when an aircraft carrying 217 passengers from Phu Quoc Island to HCM City on June 16 skidded off the runway upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, damaging one of its wheels. VietJet Air's aircraft skidded off the runway upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in June, damaging one of its wheels … [Read more...] about Vietnam sees sharp fall in aviation accidents

According to a recent study on the means of transport for farm produce trading, roadways remain the top selection thanks to its flexibility and fast delivery, especially for exports to the countries which have borders with Vietnam. The runner-up is sea transportation because of its low cost and adaptability for exports to distant markets and to those with low seasonality. … [Read more...] about Railway, aviation logistics link – solutions to increase farm produce competitiveness

Specifically, Vietnam wants ASEAN to research "travel bubbles" between "green countries" as a preliminary initiative in opening borders and forming safe travel zones, said Nguyen Manh Tien, deputy head of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He made the remarks at a Wednesday meeting of the Committee on Economic Matters of the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41). … [Read more...] about Vietnam proposes tourism travel bubbles within ASEAN

Many familiar faces from leading enterprises in the region also made it to the list, including Tencent vice president Edward Cheng, Bytedance (Tiktok) CEO Kelly Zhang, as well as Han Seong-sook, CEO at South Korea's No.1 search engine Naver and Shopee COO Terence Pang. … [Read more...] about Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao named among 100 people transforming business in Asia