The Van Don International Airport in northeast Vietnam, near the famous Ha Long Bay, will open to traffic in December this year, the investor has said. This is the first airport in the country that has been built with the entire capital of VND7.5 trillion ($330 million) mobilized locally. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Transport had decided that Van Don will be an international airport that will be used for both commercial and military purposes. The airport aims to accommodate 2-2.5 million passengers annually by 2020, and 5 million by 2030. By 2020, it is planned that the Van Don airport will have a 3.6 kilometer runway able to host Boeing 777, 787, 747-400, Airbus A350 and other aircraft. Sun Group, the investor, will inform the Prime Minister next month about the airport’s opening schedule, Vietnam News Agency reported. As Van Don District is among the three special economic zones planned in the country, the airport is expected to boost the local economy, including … [Read more...] about New Vietnam international airport to open in December
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Central international airport lacks major features
Two years after being upgraded from a domestic airport, Cam Ranh International Airport, in the central province of Khanh Hoa, has failed to fulfill four crucial standardized criteria for an international airport. Luong Van Thanh, the facility’s director, admitted to Tuoi Tre that Cam Ranh airport could only be called “international” under Vietnamese standards. “Under the International Civil Aviation Organization’s standards, we have a lot of work to do,” he said. Thanh said the airport has no fresh water supply, despite a demand of around 100 cubic meters a day. “In 2005 the provincial authority decided to build a fresh water plant in Cam Lam District to supply the airport,” he said. “But the project has yet to be implemented thanks to a shortage of capital.” At present, the airport has to use a pipeline network to carry seawater to mix with the well-water, which is contaminated with oil, for temporary use. Moreover, … [Read more...] about Central international airport lacks major features
15 imprisoned for Tan Son Nhat International Airport bombing plot
The HCM City People’s Court has sentenced a group of 15 Vietnamese to between 5 and 16 years in prison for plotting a bomb attack on Tan Son Nhat International Airport this year. They are charged with terrorism. The highest sentence is 16 years in prison for Dang Hoang Thien, 24, in HCM City who was defined as the group’s leader. It was followed by Thai Han Phong, 36, in Dong Nai Province with 14 years in prison and Nguyen Thi Chung, 38, in Ben Tre Province with 12 years. The defendants at the trial in HCM City on December 27 Meanwhile, Nguyen Duc Sinh, 32, in Quang Ngai Province was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the police's building for impounded bikes in Bien Hoa Province in April in another of the group's plots. O ther accomplices of the group were sentenced to 5-11 years in jail. Thien's girlfriend Le Thi Thu Phuong got a suspended sentence of 18 months in prison for withholding information. According to the indictment, the … [Read more...] about 15 imprisoned for Tan Son Nhat International Airport bombing plot
2 Vietnamese films participating in the Vietnam international film festival the first
(Cinet)- Trung uy (by the director Ha Son) is the official film with the film Long thanh cam gia ca ( by the director Dao Ba Son) will run for the position of the list of the most excellent feature films in the Vietnam international film festival the first. Completing in 2008, the film Trung uy (the lieutenant) is still in the warehouse to wait for the day to present itself to the audiences. The film is classified to ban children under 16 years old to view which is a love story at wartime. The commando lieutenant Ha ( Thien Tung plays the role) for the task of breaking through the airport of the enemies has to pass a road to steal products of Sipha ( Quach An plays the role), gradually among them aroused love. The director Ha Son said that he was declared from three months ago to prepare and make the subtitle in English for the film to participate in the Vietnam international film festival. … [Read more...] about 2 Vietnamese films participating in the Vietnam international film festival the first
Chinese firm involved in bid to build Long Thanh International Airport
Hanoi General Export Import JSC (Geleximco) is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s permission to work with a Chinese company to build Long Thanh International Airport.Geleximco Chairman and General Director Vu Van Tien said that his company and the Chinese partner want to apply for public–private partnership (PPP) for the project and claimed they could put the project into operation after 3-5 years of construction. The design of Long Thanh International Airport Tien did not reveal the name of the Chinese partner. However, earlier, he had ever told reporters that his company had a close relationship with some Chinese firms, including Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group Co., Ltd.Last year, Geleximco also sought for the Ministry of Transport’s approval to co-operate with Hong Kong United Investors Holding (HUI) to invest in four large-scale infrastructure projects in Vietnam which have a total capital investment of around USD50 billion, including Long Thanh … [Read more...] about Chinese firm involved in bid to build Long Thanh International Airport