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Another taxi company banned from Saigon airport
December 23, 2011 05:22 am The Ministry of Transport on Thursday suspended another taxi company from operating at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City for various violations, online newspaper VnExpress reported. Happy Taxi is the third company to be banned from the airport, after Petrolimex Taxi and Festival Taxi.The decisions were made following an inspection by ministry inspectors that began on December 16 of 11 taxi firms operating at the airport. Thach Nhu Sy, deputy chief of Transport Ministry’s Inspectorate, said Happy Taxi acquired licenses for 270 taxis, but only more than 100 are operating. It then sold the remaining licenses to other taxi companies in Mekong Delta provinces.The inspected…
SAC to open Highlands airport terminal tomorrow
December 23, 2011 02:07 am Southern Airports Corp. (SAC) looks set to organize an opening ceremony for a new terminal at Buon Ma Thuot Airport in the Central Highlands province of Daklak tomorrow after nearly two years of construction.The new terminal will help nearly quadruple passenger handling capacity at the airport, said SAC general director Nguyen Nguyen Hung. The old terminal receives only 100-120 passengers in a peak hour but the new facility is designed for up to 400 passengers in a peak hour or one million passengers a year, he said.SAC began work on the new terminal of Buon Ma Thuot Airport in January 2010 at an initial construction cost of VND221 billion (over US$10.5 million). The two-story facility has total…
Nearly 900 British tourists to make trans-Vietnam tour
Nearly nine hundred British tourists and sailors aboard Voyages of Discovery will dock at Saigon port in HCM City on December 23 to begin their eight day trans-Vietnam itinerary.During their trip, they will also call
December 23, 2011 02:07 am
Aviation sector aims for 36 mln passengers
The aviation sector of Vietnam is forecast to carry about 36 million passengers by 2015.The Korea Development Institute (KDI) on Dec. 22 announced its final report under a project on development experience from the Republic
December 23, 2011 02:07 am
Food programs for Xmas and New Year celebrations

December 23, 2011 01:34 am
Tourists discover nature on trek through national park
Nui Chua National Park, in the central province of Ninh Thuan, isconsidered "a desert" thanks to its dry conditions and low rainfall. Located around 40km from Phan Rang City , the 30,000ha site inNinh
December 23, 2011 01:22 am
Hanoi busily prepares for Christmas

December 22, 2011 19:50 pm
Going fishing in U Minh Thuong

December 22, 2011 08:07 am
New rules govern overseas travel
An official document based on Vietnam's policy towards local andinternational immigration was made public in the capital city on Dec. 21for the first time.Speaking at the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son saidthat the country had experienced quite a few international
December 22, 2011 01:50 am
Flights to Europe offered with a 37 percent discount
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) said it would offer a 37 percent discounts on ticket prices of air routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany) and
December 21, 2011 20:34 pm
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