Accordingly, the Phu Quoc - Nam Du route daily departs from Phu Quoc at 8 am and Nam Du at 3:30 pm. Ticket price for adult is VND 250,000 per ticket; children’s ticket price is VND 200,000 per ticket; elderly and disabled people’ ticket price is VND 210,000 VND per one. Currently, Superdong Fast Ferry Kien Giang Joint Stock Company has a total of 16 high-speed boats and 2 ferries operating in high-speed routes of Ha Tien - Phu Quoc, Rach Gia - Phu Quoc, Rach Gia - Nam Du, Rach Gia - Hon Son, Soc Trang - Con Dao, Phan Thiet - Phu Quy. According to Vice Chairman of Kien Hai Island District People's Committee Le Minh Tri, the Phu Quoc - Nam Du high-speed boat would promise to attract more and more tourists to the district, especially to Nam Du island. In the recent years, domestic and foreign tourists coming to Kien Hai island district have continuously increased. Since the beginning of 2019, the locality received around 375,000 visitors with an increase of … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc – Nam Du high-speed boat put into operation
Phu quoc night market
Bamboo Airways to open 40 new routes
FLC Group introduces its logo recognition for Bamboo Airways (Photo: FLC) Hanoi (VNA) - FLC Group plans to open 40 local and international routes after its carrier, Bamboo Airways, becomes operational, said Dang Tat Thang, General Director of the airline. He made the announcement at the inauguration ceremony of the brand in Hanoi last week. He said the airline was planning its routes while waiting for approval of its licence. FLC plans to serve 24 domestic and 16 international routes. In Vietnam, the airline will connect tourism complexes, such as Thanh Hoa-Quy Nhon, Thanh Hoa-Phu Quoc, Thanh Hoa-Nha Trang and Hai Phong-Quy Nhon. In the international market, Bamboo Airways will cover Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines. It also plans to open flights to the US and Europe in the long term. The airline’s logo will be a stylised symbol of bamboo leaves and stems. “For us, the bamboo tree symbolises the … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways to open 40 new routes
FLC to spend 3 billion USD on buying 24 Airbus planes
Property developer FLC Group, which owns Bamboo Airways, has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus. (Photo: vnexpress.net) Hanoi (VNA) – Property developer FLC Group, which owns Viet Bamboo Airways Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus. The decision was announced at a meeting in Hanoi on March 6 between FLC and Airbus. “After painstakingly studying all options, FLC Group and Bamboo Airways decided to order 24 aircrafts from Airbus until 2025. Based on operating and testing performance, we will seek more ways for further cooperation”, said the group’s chairman Trinh Van Quyet. Airbus A321 Neo is a new version, the biggest aircraft in the A320 model of Airbus. The 220-seat aircraft saves fuel and reduces emission and noise. It is a popular airplane that is being used by most airlines in the world, including Vietnam. … [Read more...] about FLC to spend 3 billion USD on buying 24 Airbus planes
Fourth Vietnam Rice Festival underway in Vinh Long
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union Luong Quoc Doan speaks at the opening ceremony of the fourth Vietnam Rice Festival on December 13 (Photo: VNA) Addressing the opening of the event on December 13, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union Luong Quoc Doan hailed the festival as an important opportunity to boost investment and business development in the rice industry. “The festival aims to support trade promotion and create an opportunity for businesses, cooperatives and individuals in production and business to exchange information on brand promotion and product consumption; to connect supply and demand of consumption markets; and to promote links, joint ventures, and apply new science and technology in production, processing and trade of services, thus improving farmers' incomes, ” Doan said. At the festival’s opening ceremony, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Vietnam Farmer’s … [Read more...] about Fourth Vietnam Rice Festival underway in Vinh Long
Ceramic producers seek to sustain exports
A ceramic plant in Binh Duong province. Ceramic firms have stepped up investment to bolster their competitiveness in the domestic and export markets (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The fierce competition in both the domestic and export markets is forcing ceramic producers to improve their production process and product quality. Vietnam has 14 traditional pottery villages like Bat Trang, Phu Lang, Dong Trieu, Thanh Ha, Phuoc Tich, Bau Chuc, Bien Hoa, Tan Phuoc Khanh, Chanh Nghia and Lai Thieu. According to the Binh Duong Ceramics Association, the province has nearly 300 ceramic production facilities supplying 130-150 million pieces of products of all kinds to the market each year. Binh Duong is one of the provinces with a developed ceramic industry, and it earns some 150 million USD from exports and 70 million USD from domestic sales annually. Ceramic are among the province’s main export products with high value addition. Many producers there are investing in new … [Read more...] about Ceramic producers seek to sustain exports
