Over the past 25 years, the corporation has made all efforts to ensure safety for millions of flights within its responsibility airspace to reduce air traffic, and focused on applying advanced technologies, investing infrastructure and developing a high quality human resource. The firm has provided air navigation services for flights on 31 domestic air routes and 36 international air routes, ensuring safety for more than 2,000 flights to/from or flights over Vietnam’s airspace each day. In 1976, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assigned the Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong Area Control Centers to provide air traffic services for flights operating within areas consisting of the airspace of Vietnam’s national sovereignty and the airspace over international waters in the East Sea. In 1994, The Vietnamese aviation sectoc received the right to manage the southern part of the Ho Chi Minh FIR. By BICH QUYEN - … [Read more...] about VATM marks its 900,000th safe flight in this year
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Hanoians worried as air quality has become poor year-round
The air quality in the last six days of November was poor, with the index exceeding the permitted levels. According to the Hanoi Environment Protection Sub-department, at 10 am on the last day of November, the air quality index (AQI) at the monitoring station on Pham Van Dong street was 172. The AQI was 173 at the French Embassy on Ba Trieu street, 182 at the US Embassy on Lang Ha Road and 177 on Hang Dau street. The air quality in the last six days of November was poor, with the index exceeding the permitted levels. In Cau Giay populous district, the sky was dark at 8-10 am. And before that, on the night of November 30, on Xa Dan, Nguyen Trai and Belt Road No 3, the street lights were a blurry red. Fine dust in the air may not be visible during the day, but at night it is visible through change of the color of the streetlight system. Chi Mai Air pollution in Hanoi worsens as residents burn straw, fabrics The air quality in Hanoi is becoming worse than usual. In suburban … [Read more...] about Hanoians worried as air quality has become poor year-round
Vietnamese man visits 50 countries, and counting, on motorbike
A Vietnamese man from southern Vietnam is living his dream, or everyone’s dream: traveling the world by motorbike. On the 794th day of his journey, Tran Dang Dang Khoa reached Sydney - the two-third mark on his seven-continent motorbike journey. “Suddenly I opened my eyes and I saw Sydney, an important milestone which marks two-thirds of my world journey on ‘The Memo’ and over two years since my departure,” Khoa shared with his 237,500 Facebook followers on August 3. A picture capturing nature in a rural area in Australia taken by Khoa has received positive feedback from his Facebook followers. “The Memo” is the name of the motorbike he has used for the trip, which began in June 2017, and the vehicle has so far taken him through around 50 countries. After Australia, the Tien Giang Province native expects to travel to Africa and the South Pole before heading home to Asia. In the middle of his journey, Khoa met with a Tuoi Tre News … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man visits 50 countries, and counting, on motorbike
14 million USD invested in start-ups at Techfest
MultiGlass was the winner of Techfest's start-up contest this year. (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) - Around 14 million USD in investment was pledged during the national innovative start-up day, Techfest 2019, in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province. A series of seminars were organised by 12 technology villages during the three-day event, attracting 250 foreign investors and experts, and nearly 300 start-ups. The first prize in the National Innovation Talent Contest for Start-ups was awarded to MultiGlass, a start-up providing smart technology to help people with disabilities use computers. The smart communication device combines iris recognition technology and Artificial Intelligence. MultiGlass will represent Vietnam at the Start-up World Cup 2020 in San Francisco, the US. At the Techfest closing ceremony on December 6, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung said the ministry will continue to assist the innovative start-up … [Read more...] about 14 million USD invested in start-ups at Techfest
APEC member economies pledge to enhance cooperation
Illustrative photo (Source: internet) Hanoi (VNA) – Member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have pledged to boost their cooperation at the APEC Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting (CSOM) held in Singapore on December 7. Convened by Chile, the host of APEC 2019, the CSOM summarised achievements of APEC Chile year in 2019 and rolled out orientations for APEC’s operation in the time to come. During the CSOM, Chile issued the 2019 APEC Host Economy Leader's Statement, which officially marks the end of the APEC Chile year. The statement highlighted the achievements that APEC has made over the past 30 years since its establishment. It also reiterated that APEC member economies are committed to promoting free and open trade and investment, strengthening multilateral cooperation and rules-based international trade, and continuously advancing cooperation on connectivity, digital economy, regional economic integration, and the Free Trade Area of the … [Read more...] about APEC member economies pledge to enhance cooperation
