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A South Korean man was arrested on Monday at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport with more than 400 second-hand mobile phones.  The airport customs officers with the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department, under the General Department of Vietnam Customs, to check the 35-year-old South Korean man’s luggage, finding the phones. The second-hand mobile phones were seized at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on May 20 The phones bearing iPhones, Samsung and LG brands are worth around a total VND3 billion (USD130,434). Used and refurbished mobile phones are banned from being imported into Vietnam. The case is under further investigation. … [Read more...] about South Korean busted illegal mobile phone transportation in HCM City

The 35-year-old man, whose name has not been disclosed, was stopped at the airport after customs officials found 418 used cell phones worth VND3 billion ($128,180) in his luggage. Among the phones were brands popular in Vietnam, like iPhones and Samsung, media reports said. The man failed to declare the phones he was carrying in his luggage, customs officials said. Police are investigating the incident. Earlier this year, another South Korean man was arrested at the same airport smuggling 200 used cell phones into the country. In 2017, a Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced two South Korean men to three years in jail each for smuggling 96 used cell phones to Vietnam. Vietnamese regulations require mobile phone importers to register for quality inspections with the Department of Telecommunications. Importers who fail to do so will be fined and ordered to re-export their goods. However, passengers arriving in Vietnam are allowed to freely carry a second mobile phone with them if it is for … [Read more...] about South Korean man arrested with 400 used mobile phones at Saigon airport

Corruption increases the cost of doing business, distorts the competitive environment, limits opportunities for investment and widens the growing social inequality, according to a UNDP expert.  Overview of the forum.  Vietnam is under growing pressure to take measures to address corruption in the private sector, according to Catherine Phuong, assistant resident representative of UNDP Vietnam. “Foreign countries are enhancing enforcement of anti-bribery legislation, resulting in rigorous implementation of corporate compliance programs in their daily operations in emerging markets, including Vietnam,” said Phuong at a forum discussing corruption in non-state business and organizations on December 12. Phuong referred to the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (CPI) 2018 that showed more than half of the companies surveyed said they pay “informal charges”.  Catherine Phuong, assistant resident representative of UNDP Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Vietnam under pressure to address corruption in private sector: UNDP

An oxygen tank exploded at Lilama 69-3 Company in the northern province of Hai Duong, leaving two dead and three others injured. Dao Viet Khuay, deputy director of the company located in Tu Ky District, the incident happened at around 3 pm, killing Nguyen Minh Duc, 38, and injuring four others Pham Manh Cuong, 38, Pham Van Chuc, 44, Nguyen Van Ben, 29 and Pham Van Nhat, 37. Lilama 69-3 Company where the incident happened At 9 pm on the same day, Pham Van Nhat also died due to serious trauma. The injured people are staying at Hai Duong General Hospital for the treatment. Right after the case, the company representatives came to the hospital to visit the victims. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs reported Vietnam saw nearly 8,000 work-related accidents last year, killing 1,039 and injuring more than 8,200. … [Read more...] about Oxygen tank explosion kills two, injuries three at Hai Duong firm

The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport like Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in Thailand or KLIA in Malaysia. At the panel on the aviation industry in Vietnam under the framework of the Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit in Hanoi on Monday, many experts and authorities in the fields mentioned the overload of infrastructure as the main bottleneck to the development of the industry. As many as 80% of international tourists traveled to Vietnam by air, showing the vital role of aviation in contributing to doubling the growth rate of Vietnamese tourism industry between 2015 and 2018. However, as visitors mainly chose Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang as their favorite destinations, shortcomings preventing this cities from handling such a large influx of tourists have been revealed. The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport of the kind of Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in … [Read more...] about Overloaded infrastructure hinders development of Vietnamese aviation industry