Ban will be lifted

Twenty agreements during Obama visit, says envoy Young VNese ’future global leaders’: Obama Fulbright University officially launched in Việt Nam Peace better than war: Barack Obama Obama praises VN’s entrepreneurial spirit Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng (right) meets with US President Barack Obama yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The US is fully lifting its fifty-year old arms embargo on Việt Nam, announced US President Barack Obama yesterday. The historic announcement came in a joint press conference between Obama and his Vietnamese counterpart Trần Đại Quang during the US President’s three-day official trip to the Southeast Asian nation. Obama said that ending the ban on military equipment sales to Việt Nam would boost defence ties with its one-time enemy. Though the decision came in the context of China flexing its muscles in the East Sea, Obama denied removing with China in mind when asked by a … [Read more...] about US lifts arms ban on Việt Nam: Obama

People check in at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hải Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam has banned two passengers from flying for nine to 12 months after they threatened airline staff and violated security regulations. Nguyễn Văn Sơn, 42, a resident of the northern port city of Hải Phòng, has been banned for nine months – August 19, 2017 to May, 18, 2018 – after he shouted at and threatened a flight attendant on the VJ282 flight from HCM City-Hải Phòng in June. After the ban is lifted, for another six months, Sơn will have to undergo compulsory checks to travel by air. Another passenger, Lê Thị Kim Ngân, has been banned for 12 months, starting August 21, 2017, after she allegedly assaulted an airline officer at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport. She will have to undergo compulsory checks from August 21, 2018, to February 20, 2019, to board a flight. Currently, regulations ban passengers from flights for three to … [Read more...] about Two passengers banned from flights for threat, assault

Workers set up a car ban pole on Giảng Võ Street, Hà Nội. - Photo zing.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has decided to ban Uber and Grab cars on 13 streets during rush hours in an effort to tackle increasing traffic jams. The city’s Department of Transport has, so far, installed signs prohibiting taxis and nine-seater commercial cars and smaller ones, including those of popular transportation networks Uber and Grab, on nine out of 13 streets. The ban is due to go into effect from Thursday. Accordingly, commercial cars will not be allowed to run between 6 and 9am and from 4.30 to 7.30pm. The streets on which the cars are banned are Hoàng Hoa Thám, Mai Xuân Thưởng, Giảng Võ and Láng Hạ, as well as Lê Văn Lương, Trường Chinh, Khâm Thiên and Hàng Bài, in addition to Phủ Doãn, Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy, Giải Phóng and the Chương Dương Bridge on the lane from Long Biên District to the city centre. Department director Vũ Văn Viện said the ban was aimed at reducing the … [Read more...] about Uber, Grab cars banned on 13 streets

Under 12-seated cars are allowed to go back to Cát Bà Island. — Photo laodong.com.vn Viet Nam News HẢI PHÒNG — After a five-day ban, under 12-seater cars were allowed to go to Cát Bà Island via Gót-Cái Viềng Ferry in the northern city of Hải Phòng. This was announced by Hoàng Triệu Hùng, deputy director of Hải Phòng City’s Department of Transport. The decision came into effect from Tuesday midnight. Previously, the Hải Phòng People’s Committee had banned all cars to Cát Bà with the intention of building a smoke-free, ecological tourism island. Under the ban, the Gót-Cái Viềng ferry had refused to transport cars to the island. Meanwhile, cars from Quảng Ninh Province via Tuần Châu Ferry are allowed onto the island. Instead, the People’s Committee permitted Đất Cảng Trade and Transport Service Company to put into operation 40 buses transporting passengers from Cái Viềng Ferry to Cát Bà Township. The bus runs every 10 minutes, with a fare of VNĐ25,000 for a single … [Read more...] about Car ban in Cát Bà Island lifted

VEC must lift ban on vehicle circulation on expressways by February 28 The Saigon Times Daily A section of HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has asked Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) to abolish its practice of banning vehicles from traveling on its expressways by February 28 as it does not have the mandate to issue such rules, the local media reported. VEC must eliminate unreasonable regulations in its Decision 13/2019, issued on January 10, such as temporarily banning drivers who park their vehicles or leave litter on expressways, for one to seven days, and banning those passing through tollgates without paying toll fees or hindering the work of the tollgates’ staff, for 30-60 days. On February 11, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam asked VEC to report on the fact that its subsidiary, Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering JSC (VECE), had announced a permanent ban on two cars with number … [Read more...] about VEC must lift ban on vehicle circulation on expressways by February 28

Motorbike Ban: A Spontaneous Remedy By Khuong Quang Dong In this picture taken in HCMC, it is hard to say that motorbikes are the main cause of traffic jams – PHOTO: THANH HOA Recent news about the proposed ban on motorbikes in Vietnam’s two metropolises may prompt observers to reckon that the people in charge are apparently lacking a long-term, reasonable plan The media have reported extensively about the discussion on the plan to forbid motorbikes in the inner-city districts of Hanoi and HCMC. The ban is obviously an attempt to tackle the traffic congestion problem. It was by chance that several articles in different newspapers reported on the same topic: the residents of Trung Hoa-Nhan Chinh, an urban area in Cau Giay District, Hanoi, strongly opposed the erection of more high-rises in their living quarters, specifically the changes to the plan approved in 1998 which specifies a construction density of 34.88% including eight buildings with 6.7-7.5 floors. … [Read more...] about Motorbike Ban: A Spontaneous Remedy

Greater efforts needed to lift EC’s yellow card on seafood: Deputy PM The Saigon Times Daily Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the meeting of the national steering committee for anti-IUU fishing on June 21. He called for increased efforts in the fight against IUU fishing, to help remove the European Commission’s yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood - PHOTO: VGP HCMC - Numerous agencies and 28 coastal localities must make greater efforts in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, to help remove the European Commission’s (EC’s) yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. At a June 21 meeting of the national steering committee for anti-IUU fishing, Deputy PM Dung said under the yellow card warning, all Vietnamese seafood shipments are subject to strict inspections before being shipped to the European Union. If Vietnam is unable to have the yellow card lifted, the local seafood industry would be … [Read more...] about Greater efforts needed to lift EC’s yellow card on seafood: Deputy PM

The two leaders stand side by side. — VNS Photo Chi Lan Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The US completely lifts arms embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Việt Nam, announced President Barack Obama who is on the first day of three-day official visit to the country. The information was released at a press conference in Hà Nội following his talks with President Trần Đại Quang, according to Việt Nam News reporter. During their meeting this morning after a State welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace, the two leaders witnessed the signing of co-operative agreements and hold a news conference. Also today, Obama will meet Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. Obama on Tuesday plans to meet with businessmen, youth and civil-society leaders. He will then give a speech on US-Việt Nam relations before flying to HCM City. While there, he will visit the city’s Jade Pagoda in District 1 and hold events highlighting the importance of … [Read more...] about US completely lifts arms embargo on Việt Nam

Twenty agreements during Obama visit, says envoy Young VNese ’future global leaders’: Obama Fulbright University officially launched in Việt Nam Obama praises VN’s entrepreneurial spirit Disputes should be resolved peacefully: Obama US President Barack Obama delivers a speech in Hà Nội yesterday. - Photo Minh Sơn/Vietnamplus Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — US President Barack Obama is convinced that Việt Nam and the US can show the world how human dignity can be advanced in cooperation, not in conflicts. The visiting president spoke to a crowd of more than 2,300 mostly young Vietnamese people at the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội yesterday. “At a time when many conflicts seem intractable — never seem to end — we have shown that hearts can change and a different future is possible when we refuse to be prisoners of the past,” Obama said. “We’ve shown how peace can be better than war. We’ve shown how human dignity can be advanced in cooperation, not … [Read more...] about Peace better than war: Barack Obama

Workers of Tuấn Dũng Co-operative collect honey from beehives in Há Pống Cáy Village in Hà Giang Province. - Photo baohagiang.vn Viet Nam News HÀ GIANG – Last month, Lê Tiến Tuân, a beekeeper from the northern province of Tuyên Quang, moved 320 foreign beehives into local gardens in two villages of Thài Phìn Tùng Commune, Hà Giang Province, as per an unwritten agreement with gardens’ owners – which should have transpired fuss-less. But the following day, local authorities demanded that Tuân move all his beehives out of the commune before 8:00pm the same day. However, he didn’t comply, insisting that his actions were fully legal by state law. Commotion broke out in the morning two days later, when villagers removed all of his beehives and deposited them 700m from the National Road 4C. Some even deliberately kicked over the bee boxes. Such forceful removal of ‘foreign’ beehives, and by implication, beekeepers from other provinces, involving the provincial police and other … [Read more...] about Hà Giang’s buzz over bees creates chaos