Vietjet will begin flying between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong starting this December, the Vietnamese low-cost carrier announced Thursday. Vietjet will begin flying between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong starting this December, the Vietnamese low-cost carrier announced Thursday. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as part of his official visit to Hong Kong, attended the announcement ceremony for the new nonstop route alongside the chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong SAR government. The Ho Chi Minh City-Hong Kong service will commence operations on December 9, with one round-trip flight per day, according to Vietjet. Flight time for the trip will last 2 hours 45 minutes each way. The new route will depart daily from Ho Chi Minh City at 2:35 pm (local time) and arrive at Hong Kong International Airport at 6:20 pm (Hong Kong time). Return flight will take off at 7:20 pm (Hong Kong time) and land at 9:05 pm (local time). “We believe that our new … [Read more...] about Vietnamese airline to launch Ho Chi Minh City-Hong Kong route this December
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PM: Viet Nam welcomes Hong Kong investors
Investors from Hong Kong are more than welcome in the country that was the message delivered by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to a visiting delegation from the Chinese Special Administrative Region at a reception in Ha Noi on June 19. The Vietnamese government leader stressed that Vietnamese policy views overseas investment as an integral component of its path to economic development and hopes that all foreign investors succeed in the country. He affirmed that the government would provide favourable conditions to help Hong Kong investors do business effectively in Viet Nam, particularly in financial-banking, insurance, securities, shipping and trade areas. Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Peter Woo, head of the delegation, said his delegation’s visit is aimed to study business opportunities in services, which makes up the backbone of the Hong Kong economy. Woo said Hong Kong serves as a gateway for trade in the region and has an advantage in investment and … [Read more...] about PM: Viet Nam welcomes Hong Kong investors
PM bids to boost Hong Kong trade
PM bids to boost Hong Kong trade (21-04-2009) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets leaders of HSBC bank and Prudential Corporation. — VNA/VNS Photo Duc Tam HONG KONG - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has offered Hong Kong business people favourable conditions to invest in and trade with Viet Nam. Dung, who yesterday began an official visit to the Chinese special administrative region, was speaking at a meeting with investment organisations which focused on the global financial crisis and its impacts on the Asia-Pacific region, including Viet Nam. Investors agreed that Viet Nam's financial system was healthy, an optimistic attitude expected to contribute to help Viet Nam handle the crisis. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Finance in co-ordination with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Prudential Group. At the function, investors said they appreciated the Vietnamese Government's approach to stabilising the economy, such as boosting production, … [Read more...] about PM bids to boost Hong Kong trade
Flight chaos as Hong Kong hunkers down for major typhoon
HONG KONG - Severe Typhoon Usagi made landfall in southern China Sunday evening, shutting down one of the world's busiest sea ports in nearby Hong Kong and throwing flight schedules into disarray from Europe to the United States. The storm, described by meteorologists as the most powerful anywhere on Earth this year, killed two people in the Philippines and unleashed landslides in Taiwan en route to southern China. The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the No. 8 signal - the third of a five-step tropical storm warning. Authorities in the southern Chinese city said it was likely to bring "severe" disruption, with transport systems affected and expectations of high waves and flooding in low-lying areas. Local meteorological authorities told China's Xinhua news agency that the storm made landfall at 7.40pm (1140 GMT) near Guangdong's Shanwei city, sparing densely populated Hong Kong a direct hit. But at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport, airline counters were besieged by anxious … [Read more...] about Flight chaos as Hong Kong hunkers down for major typhoon
Flight chaos as Hong Kong hunkers down for huge typhoon
Severe Typhoon Usagi barrelled towards Hong Kong on Sunday, shutting down one of the world's busiest sea ports and throwing flight schedules into disarray from Europe to the United States. The storm, described by meteorologists as the most powerful anywhere on Earth this year, killed two people in the Philippines and unleashed landslides in Taiwan en route to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory, issuing the second of a five-step tropical storm warning, said it was likely to bring "severe" disruption to the city with transport systems affected and expectations of high waves and flooding in low-lying areas. At the Chek Lap Kok airport, airline counters were besieged by anxious passengers hoping to rebook their flights after the Cathay Pacific group said it was cancelling all its flights from 6:00 pm (1000 GMT) Sunday. With many other airlines following Cathay's lead, only a handful of flights were still scheduled to land or take off after 6:00 pm. Incoming flights from London, … [Read more...] about Flight chaos as Hong Kong hunkers down for huge typhoon