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HCM City is facing lots of challenges in developing public bus services amid falling passenger numbers. HCM City is facing lots of challenges in developing public bus services amid falling passenger numbers. Photo for illustration The problem was discussed at a meeting held by the city people's council on November 15. In a report released at the meeting, director of the city Department of Transport, Tran Quang Lam said that bus transportation decreased in the first eight months of this year with just 131 million trips which was a fall of over 13 per cent compared to the same period last year. Although the city is providing subsidies of VND1 trillion (USD43.5 million) for bus travel, the number of passengers fell 6.6 per cent every year during 2014-2018, the report said. Lam said that the main reason is traffic congestion. "In the first seven months of 2019, 330,000 bus trips were reported to have been late for over 15 minute due to traffic congestion," he said. Tong Thi … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks to develop public buses

The VIP cabins have larger and more comfy beds. (Photo: VNR) Accordingly, along with the traditional 4-bed and 6-bed cabins, each of the new overnight carriages now comes with a couple of VIP 2-bed cabins. The VIP cabins have larger and more comfy beds and passengers that choose the service will be able to enjoy free beverages and meals. The carriages were built using high-quality materials and advanced technology to ensure that they are more stable, and sound and fire-proof, with their waste treatment system meeting hygienic standards. The new carriages will be part of the five-star SE1 and SE2 trains operating on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City Da Nang route. The VNR also said that train ticket prices will be reduced by 8% on routes from Hanoi to central localities such as Vinh, Dong Hoi, and Da Nang from now to July 31. In addition, the reduction of train ticket prices, from 8% to 13% depending on the route, began on Thursday and will continue from August 1-15. … [Read more...] about VIP 2-bed cabins on high-quality trains serve Hanoi – HCM City route

Asia News Security tight at Hong Kong university as hundreds of protesters trapped on campus The Saigon Times Daily Monday,  Nov 18, 2019,12:14 (GMT+7) Security tight at Hong Kong university as hundreds of protesters trapped on campusThe Saigon Times Daily A protester looks at fire at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) during an anti-government protest in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019 – PHOTO: REUTERS HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters as they tried to escape a besieged university on Monday while hundreds more pro-democracy activists stayed inside armed with petrol bombs and other weapons awaiting an expected operation to oust them. The bloody standoff between security forces and activists at Polytechnic University entered its second day after a night of mayhem in which a police van was set alight and a police officer was shot with an arrow. Thirty eight people were … [Read more...] about Security tight at Hong Kong university as hundreds of protesters trapped on campus

A stretch of pipeline is coated at PetroVietnam Coating Corporation (HNX: PVB). The company is among the three HNX30 large-caps that posted losses between July and September. — Photo pvcoating.vn The top 60 biggest companies by market capitalisation and trading liquidity on the two local stock exchanges saw combined post-tax profit gain of 22.5 per cent to VND46.75 trillion (US$2 billion) in the third quarter of 2019. Profits recorded by the top 30 firms on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange accounted for nearly 92.3 per cent of the total figure. They posted VND43.14 trillion in Q3 post-tax profit, up 23.8 per cent year on year. The figure was 12 times the profits made by the 30 top companies on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, which was VND3.6 trillion. After nine months, the 60 biggest listed companies on the two local exchanges earned a total of VND113.86 trillion in post-tax profit, a yearly increase of 14.6 per cent. In terms of total asset, VN30 companies had more than VND7 trillion … [Read more...] about VN30 firms take 92% of all top listed firms’ total Q3 profits

A booth in an exhibition on AI technology in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Singapore (VNA) – Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are standing at the 87th and 95th places, respectively, in the Global Cities Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disruption Index, which was revealed on September 26. The index was a global study conducted by the US-based Oliver Wyman Forum, which ranked 105 international cities in terms of their preparedness for the broad technological and digital disruption that will be spurred by AI and related technologies. The cities were ranked based on four key criteria, including the quality of a city’s plan (Vision); a city’s ability to execute on forward-looking plans (Activation); the extent and quality of talent, education, and infrastructure (Asset Base); and how the interplay of Activation and Asset Base are impacting its overall momentum (Trajectory). Timocine Pervane, an expert of Oliver Wyman Forum, said with high growth rate, and growing skilled workers, … [Read more...] about Vietnam advised to take advantage of AI chances to bolster growth