Carrying 400 passengers together, the flights using Airbus A321 aircraft landed in Da Lat’s Lien Khuong Airport and the Cam Ranh International Airport. The new links have pushed the number of routes operated by the carrier between Hanoi and other localities to five, offering more flight options for passengers. Earlier, the airline had already run flights to Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon. Vietravel Airlines on May 25 officially launched direct flights connecting two Central localities of Vietnam – Cam Ranh and Da Nang with Macau (China). As of the first quarter of 2023, Vietravel Airlines, which made its debut in late 2020, had operated over 11,600 flights safely and carried close to 2.5 million passengers, with an average occupancy rate of 93.7%. The carrier aims to serve 900,000 passengers in the second and third quarters of this year. In the first quarter, Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa served 1 million and 2 million visitors, respectively. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines opens route from capital to Da Lat, Cam Ranh
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Vietnamese and Finnish teams kick-start DIFF 2023
Performances at the opening ceremony, themed “Peace for mankind,” drew a picture of friendship, solidarity, and peace and brought sublime moments with lights and music to the audience. After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fireworks lovers are now able to witness the magnificent displays of light and sound along the Han River, creating a familiar and dazzling "feast" for the eyes. At the opening night, the host Vietnam’s performance, under the theme "Da Nang – The Sound of Peace," told a story of peace and friendship, while the Finnish team, expressed high emotions and deep love for life in their performance, themed "Igniting the Heart." This year’s edition, themed “The World without Distance," scheduled to take place from June 2 to July 8, sees the participation of eight teams from the U.K., Italy, Poland, France, Australia, Canada, Finland, and the host Vietnam. Below are photos of the opening ceremony and performances of the Vietnamese and Finnish teams. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Finnish teams kick-start DIFF 2023
Construction ministry explains why $5.14bn credit package yet to be disbursed
The construction ministry has raised two reasons for the non-disbursement of the credit package of VND120 trillion (US$5.14 billion) launched by the government about two months ago for developing projects to build social houses and houses for workers, and upgrade deteriorated apartment buildings. In a recent report to the Prime Minister in relation to the credit package, the ministry said around 100 projects for building social houses and houses for workers have been licensed for construction but local authorities have yet to publicly announce lists of specific projects. Therefore, banks related to this package have not been able to provide loans sourced from this package to investors and buyers in such projects, the ministry said. The second reason that blocked the disbursement of the package is that most of these projects have yet to be ready for implementation as they remain in the completion stage for investment procedures. Earlier, at a recent conference on building one … [Read more...] about Construction ministry explains why $5.14bn credit package yet to be disbursed