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The development of the airport network depends on socio-economic conditions, not just on localities’ proposals. Airport development is a desire of many provinces. The Ministry of Transport has received many recommendations from localities on the draft Master Plan on Nationwide Airport System Development for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050. Many of them are related to local airport development. Most recently, Binh Phuoc province proposed adding Binh Phuoc Airport to the Master Plan. According to the proposal, there are four military airports on the area of 400 hectares. Binh Phuoc has become one of national industrial centers with industrial zones, namely Industrial parks 1, 2, 3, Minh Hung 3, Minh Hung-South Korea, Minh Hung-Sikico, Overseas Vietnamese, Tan Khai, etc. Binh Phuoc shares 260km land border with Cambodia. Consequently, it is of important significance for the province to plan and develop a dual-function airport to boost socio-economic development and protect national security. In case the Binh Phuoc airport is not considered, it is requested that the Ministry includes Technic Hon Quan airport into the Master Plan. The airport was built during the time of the war of resistance against French and is under management of the army. Before Binh Phuoc, Bac Giang province also recommended transforming Kep Airport into a dual-function airport for military and civil purposes. It is a military airport located in Huong Lac commune, Lang Giang district. As stated by Bac Giang Transport Department, the local people have huge demand for traveling, business and leisure. A dual purpose Kep airport is able to assist in increased commercial transactions, tourism, and investment attraction, and thus enhance the economic development of the region and Bac Giang in particular. Last January, Chairman of Ninh Binh Province - Mr. Pham Quang Ngoc - sent a document to the Ministry to request a local airport added into the Master Plan. Ninh …

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Hon Son island, located between Hon Tre island and Nam Du archipelago, offshore the southern province of Kien Giang is a new destination for a summer retreat, with beautiful white sandy beaches and imposing mountains. Trek to the top of Ma Thien Lanh mountain for a panoramic view of Hon Son Island. Considered one of the most beautiful islands in Kien Giang, Hon Son is a new hidden gem for nature-loving tourists. With its pristine beauty, graceful beaches reflecting the vast ocean, Hon Son appears as a sparkling jewel surrounded by coconut groves, with a wild look. With limited infrastructure, islanders are highly sensitive to the environment, and use eco-friendly paper straws at coffee houses. The best time to visit Hon Son island is from May to December when weather conditions allow for calm seas and fresh, cheap seafood. To reach the island, visitors can fly to Rach Gia Airport from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, and then catch an hour-and-a-half speedboat ride from Rach Gia pier. Alternatively, visitors can also travel by traditional ferry, which takes around 3.5 hours. VietNamNet/VNA …

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Three more Covid-19 patients in Hai Duong, Bac Ninh The Saigon Times A centralized quarantine center in Hai Duong Province. Three more Covid-19 cases have been confirmed - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Vietnam has had 2,512 Covid-19 cases as of 6 p.m. today, March 7, after a locally-infected case and two imported cases were reported in Hai Duong and Bac Ninh, respectively. According to the Ministry of Health, the patient in Hai Duong, who resides in Tu Ky District, had close contact with the 2,415th patient. The case has been put under quarantine at a centralized quarantine center since February 25 and is being treated at the Field Hospital No. 3 at the second campus of the Hai Duong General Hospital. Meanwhile, the two imported cases include a 30-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. They are Philippine experts. On February 22, they landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and was sent to a quarantine facility in Bac Ninh. They tested positive for Covid-19 on March 7 and are being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District. In related news, the Bac Ninh government on March 7 affirmed that the pandemic in the province had been basically put under control. Therefore, services in the province will be resumed tomorrow, March 8, including bars, beer clubs, karaoke and massage parlors, cinemas, spas and casinos. Religious, cultural, historical and tourist sites have been also allowed to reopen but they are allowed to hold ceremonies only, not festivals. However, pandemic prevention and control measures must be still employed strictly. …

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