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A cabin travels on the world’s longest sea cable car which was inaugurated in Phú Quốc Island District in the southern province of Kiên Giang yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen Viet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — The world’s longest sea cable car route connecting An Thới Town and Hòn Thơm Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang’s Phú Quốc Island District was inaugurated yesterday, reducing travel time by half compared to speed boats. The sea cable route is nearly 8.9 kilometres long, thought to be the longest in the world, with one end in An Thới Town and the other in Hòn Thơm Island, the largest in the An Thới island cluster to the south in Phú Quốc. The maximum speed of the cable car system can reach 8.5 metre per second so the total time from the start to the final station is just 15 minutes. The system has 69 cars capable of carrying 30 passengers each and uses modern three-rope cable car technology. The cable car system is the first item of the Sun World Hòn Thơm Nature … [Read more...] about World’s longest sea cable car route launched in Kiên Giang Province

A cable car system was proposed to span the Hồng (Red) River in the capital city. — Photo vietnamfinance.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội Department of Transport has rejected a proposal to build a five-kilometre cable system across the Hồng (Red) River to serve public transport needs. The plan was put forward by the Poma Group. Ngô Mạnh Tuấn, deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Transport, said that the department reported the proposal to the municipal people’s committee. The department said that the proposal was not suitable with present conditions in the city. Specifically, the scheme to develop the capital city’s transport system by 2030, which was approved by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, did not mention any public means of transport like a cable car as proposed by the group. Earlier, the Poma Group, a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, suggested setting up a cable car system starting at the Long Biên bus terminal on … [Read more...] about Hà Nội rejects cable car across Hồng River

Cẩm Kim Bridge spans the Thu Bồn River to connect Hội An ancient town and Kim Bồng carpentry village. Hội An City rejected a proposal to build a cable car project in the area. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News HỘI AN — The central city rejected a proposal to build a 7km cable car route spanning the Thu Bồn River and connecting Hội An and Duy Xuyên District. Chairman of the ancient city’s People’s Committee Nguyễn Văn Dũng confirmed to the Việt Nam News that the Quảng Nam-based joint-stock NVN company proposed to construct a car cable to connect Thanh Hà pottery village and Cẩm Kim carpentry village – two favourite destinations in Hội An – and Duy Nghĩa Commune in Duy Xuyên District, and develop a new tour service. Dũng said the investor asked the city to allocate an area of 100ha of land in return for their car cable investment of VNĐ2.1 trillion (US$93 million). “We offered the most favourable conditions for investors, but Hội An could not allocate land for the … [Read more...] about Ancient city reject car cable project

Cars will be banned from selected roads in downtown HCM City to ensure relocation of Nhà Bè – Tao Đàn underground cable systems that cross Bến Nghé Canal. — Photo motthegioi.vn HCM CITY — Cars will be banned from selected roads in downtown HCM City to ensure relocation of Nhà Bè – Tao Đàn underground cable systems that cross Bến Nghé Canal. Instead of entering Khánh Hội Street in District 4 at a section extending from Vân Đồn Wharf to Hoàng Diệu Street, cars are required to travel from Vân Đồn Wharf to a side road near Ông Lãnh Bridge, then to Hoàng Diệu Street and Khánh Hội Street. From now until August 19, motorbikes are prohibited from entering one of the motorbike lanes on Võ Văn Kiệt Street in District 1. All vehicles are banned from entering Nguyễn Trung Trực Street in District 1 at a section extending from Lưu Văn Lang to Lê Lợi streets. The alternative routes extend from Nguyễn Trung Trực, Lý Tự Trọng and Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa to Lê Lợi streets, and from Lê Lợi, … [Read more...] about Cars banned from roads to make way for underground cable work

Vietnam Airlines launches Meet & Greet service By Le Anh A Vietnam Airlines employee meets and greets passengers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi City. Vietnam Airlines has rolled out a Meet and Greet service – PHOTO: VIETNAM AIRLINES HCMC – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has rolled out a Meet and Greet service through the Vietnam Airport Ground Services Company (VIAGS), a member of the airline. The service is applicable to customers leaving, arriving at and transiting the Hanoi-based Noi Bai, Danang and Tan Son Nhat airports. Before boarding the plane, passengers that register for the service are greeted and supported by VIAGS employees at check-in counters and placed on the priority list for security procedures, after which they are taken directly to the gate of the airplane. Further, when the plane lands, the employees of the Meet and Greet service welcome these passengers at the gate or at the entrance to the terminal, instruct them on … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines launches Meet & Greet service

HCM CITY — Three employees of Taiwan-based China Airlines's HCM City office have been arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly US$6 million from the carrier and another airline it represents in Viet Nam. The Public Security Ministry's Police Investigation Department said Pho Vy Nhat, 38, a resident of Binh Thanh District, Diep Kinh Chi and Lu Cam Hy, both 27 and residents of District 11, had forged vouchers and documents to pocket part of the cash handed in by sales agents every day. First it was Nhat who had been working as accountant and cashier from 2006 to 2009. In March 2009, after Nhat quit, Chi and Hy joined as accountant and cashier and continued with the alleged embezzlement. China Airlines said the three had misappropriated nearly $5.7 million from it and $146,410 belonging to Mandarin Airlines also of Taiwan. The police searched their homes last Sunday and seized four luxury cars, bank passbooks, cash, gold, and several land and house documents they owned. They … [Read more...] about China Airlines staff arrested

Ladder car punctures VNA’s Boeing 787 The Saigon Times Daily A hole is seen in the lower half of a Boeing 787-9 plane’s back door after being hit by a ladder car on August 21- PHOTO: TPO HCMC - A ladder car, while approaching a Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Vietnam Airlines (VNA), punctured the body of the plane on August 21, resulting in the cancelation of a flight from HCMC to Japan’s Osaka. The incident occurred at 11:10 p.m. when the Boeing 787-9 plane (registration number VN-A865) was being parked at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to prepare for the flight to Osaka. The ladder car, operated by Vietnam Airport Ground Services Co., Ltd, hit the jet, leaving a hole in the lower half of the plane’s back door, reported Tuoi Tre newspaper. The national flag carrier had to ground the aircraft for technical examination and repairs. All 265 passengers on flight VN320 were flown to Osaka on another Boeing 787 the following morning. The Southern Airports … [Read more...] about Ladder car punctures VNA’s Boeing 787

Minister apologizes for misuse of public car The Saigon Times Daily Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh - PHOTO: VGP HCMC - Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on January 8 wrote to the local media apologizing for the misuse of a State-owned car to pick up his wife right at the stairs of a plane at Noi Bai International Airport late on January 4. He said in the letter, which is also available on the website of the ministry, that as the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and a family member involved in the case, he admitted his mistake in the case. Through the media, he wants to apologize to all the passengers on board Vietnam Airlines Flight VN262 on which his wife was traveling on January 4. Especially, he apologized to the people, leaders of the Party and the State, and his colleagues at the ministry. “I consider this a painful lesson for myself, my family and the ministry,” Anh said. In explaining why he just spoke up four days … [Read more...] about Minister apologizes for misuse of public car

Island tour is a special product of Phú Quốc. — VNS Photo Trương Vị Viet Nam News by Hoàng Nguyên KIÊN GIANG – Phú Quốc Island has become one of the hottest holiday spots in the country in recent years as the local and central governments have gone ahead with ambitious plans to develop it into an international hub for eco-tourism, resort tourism and amusement and a regional financial centre. Phú Quốc, dubbed pearl island, is the biggest island in the country at around 600 square kilometres. With white sandy beaches and balmy weather almost all year round — since two-thirds of the island is covered in forests — Phú Quốc is a holiday-goers’ paradise. “What attracts tourists the most are the island’s wild beaches, its warm weather which allows tourists to bathe in the sea almost all year round, and its diverse landscapes from mountain to forest and sea,” Huỳnh Quang Hưng, deputy chairman of the Phú Quốc District People’s Committee, said. Night markets in Phú Quốc … [Read more...] about Phú Quốc Island becoming international tourism magnet

Saigontourist Travel Service launches biggest promotions of year By Thanh Nguyen A customer (L) is seen searching for information at a Saigontourist office - PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAIGONTOURIST HCMC - Saigontourist Travel Service Company, a member of Saigontourist Holding Company, has launched its biggest promotional program of the year in celebration of the 44th anniversary of the parent company. The promotions are available at the Saigontourist office at 102 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC, and 18 Saigontourist branches across the country on July 27 and 28. Customers will also have the opportunity to bring home attractive gifts from Saigontourist, the travel agencies of Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, and Saigontourist partners such as Albion, Ego Gift, Perfume World, 1Life, PureBeans Coffee, and Aqua Spa, with the total value of gifts amounting to VND1 billion. Domestic tour prices start from VND500,000 and discounts for outbound tours amount … [Read more...] about Saigontourist Travel Service launches biggest promotions of year