Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony on January 8 in Ho Chi Minh City to kick off a student start-up program under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) initiative. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and delegates attend the ceremony to kick off the OCOP startup program - Photo: VGP The program, jointly launched by the Youth Union and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to raise awareness on the importance of the rural economy and promote the start-up spirit among students. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy PM Hue stated that with about 34,000 products approved for the OCOP program, the central and local governments will invest about VND15 trillion (US$645 million) in its implementation. He added that this is a program that students can take part in to promote local products with national value. On the same day, Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue also had a working session with the key leaders of the southern province of Dong Nai on its … [Read more...] about One Commune One Product start up program launched in Ho Chi Minh City
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Fake goods rampant in Ho Chi Minh City
Fake and imitation goods are openly sold in many places in Ho Chi Minh City, with their sellers making huge profits. Market management officials in Ho Chi Minh City destroy fake helmets. - VNA/VNS Photo Manh Linh Shops on Pham Van Chieu Street in Go Vap District and on Truong Chinh Street in Tan Binh District, for instance, sell watches and sunglasses ostensibly made by brands like Chanel, Hermes, Gucci, Dior, Rolex, and Omega for VND200,000 to VND300,000 each. They even issue warranty cards to customers. But the shop owners freely admit that the goods are from Guangzou in China and brought into Vietnam over the northern land border. Nguyen Minh Tan, the owner of a shop selling sunglasses sellers, said he could earn bigger profits by flying to Guangzou and buying directly from their Chinese manufacturers at much lower prices. According to the Steering Board for Combating Smuggling, Fraudulent Trading and Counterfeit Goods, this year authorities have discovered over 80,000 … [Read more...] about Fake goods rampant in Ho Chi Minh City
Debate over expansion options for overloaded Ho Chi Minh City airport
As Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City grapples with an overwhelming volume of passengers far beyond its design capacity, experts cannot agree on which expansion option is best for the airport and the city. Most opinions support either of the two options: expanding the airport to the north where a controversial golf course is currently located, or expanding it to the south toward an already congested residential area. With little time left until the most practical options are to be submitted to the Vietnamese prime minister for final approval, two separate meetings were held on Monday and Tuesday in Hanoi to hear arguments from supporters of both sides. Southward expansion At a meeting with the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday, France’s ADP Ingénierie (ADPi), a company specializing in airport architecture and engineering, proposed expanding Tan Son Nhat to the south with a view to raising the airport’s capacity to over 50 million … [Read more...] about Debate over expansion options for overloaded Ho Chi Minh City airport
Three fined for letting passenger board wrong flight in Ho Chi Minh City
Three employees have been fined for letting a foreign passenger board the wrong flight at a major airport in Ho Chi Minh City this month. The chief steward of flight VN651, operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines, and two staff members of the Vietnam Airport Ground Services Company (VIAGS) have been fined VND4 million (US$176) each for their error, the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed on Tuesday. Flight VN651 was scheduled to leave Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City for Singapore at 9:10 am on February 20. The VIAGS was in charge of performing passenger checks at the departure gates of Vietnam Airlines’ flights. Due to their carelessness, a foreign passenger, who was supposed to travel to Yangon, Myanmar that morning, was allowed to get on the aircraft of flight VN651. The foreign passenger exits the wrong plane before it took off at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on February 20, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre The error was discovered just a … [Read more...] about Three fined for letting passenger board wrong flight in Ho Chi Minh City
Prolonged delays exhaust flyers at Ho Chi Minh City airport
Many passengers were forced to wait for a long time at a major airport in Ho Chi Minh City as multiple flights were delayed for up to 12 hours on Saturday.A series of flights operated by low-cost carriers Vietjet and Jetstar Pacific, which were scheduled for the Ho Chi Minh City to northern Vietnam route, were postponed for long hours.Flyers had no choice but to wait at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.As of 7:00 pm, many people could not hide the exhaustion and frustration as they had been waiting since the morning.Hoang Thi Thuy, who was supposed to take off to the north-central province of Nghe An at 9:25 am, said that her flight, VJ 226, had been put off to 10:00 pm the same day.“I arrived at the airport in the morning and was informed that my flight was postponed to 7:00 pm,” Thuy recounted.“I returned home and came back to the airdrome in the afternoon, only to find out that my flight would not depart until 10:00 pm,” she continued. “I have not had … [Read more...] about Prolonged delays exhaust flyers at Ho Chi Minh City airport