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Construction work on extending Ring Road 3, the lifeline of Hanoi, started this morning. The project is estimated to cost more than 3.1 trillion VND (137.8 million USD) from the city’s budget.

Vietnam has deployed drastic measures to boost tourism in an effort to turn it into an important pillar of the economy, according to an analysis of the EIU under the UK-based Economist Group on Sep 3.

The two foreign pilots of Vietjet Air suspected of trafficking narcotics have been cleared of any suspicion, the Vietnamese budget carrier has said.

Two foreign pilots were detained at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on August 19 for trafficking a substance suspected of being narcotics.

Emirates on August 3 launched a new daily service from Dubai to Yangon (RGN) in Myanmar and Ha n oi (HAN) in Viet n am, expanding its network in South East Asia.

The Hanoi Customs Department has taken measures to crack down on smuggling activities in the remaining months of this year with special attention given to air transport and international delivery.

Pointing lasers at planes are posing real threats to flight safety, according Nguyen Dac Tuan, Deputy Head of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee.

No plan for the Noi Bai International Airport expansion has yet been selected, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat.

No areas should be sealed off in the combat against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

The Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) put into operation a new bus route connecting downtown Hanoi with Noi Bai international airport, costing only 30,000 VND (1.35 USD) per leg, on April 30.

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport and anti-smuggling forces on April 22 examined two packages and seized 105 pieces of elephant ivory, weighing nearly 100 kilogrammes.

Noi Bai International Airport has received the "World's Most Improved Airport" award from Skytrax – the UK’s specialist research advisor to the air transport industry – in Germany’s Cologne city.

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai has asked relevant agencies to ensure traffic safety for passengers who will return the city after Tet.

Police and customs officers uncovered six consigned suitcases containing alleged elephant tusks and ivories at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 30.

Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport are strengthening inspections of passengers, luggage and cargo from all flights arriving at the airport.

Vietnam Airlines's Airbus 321 landed at Noi Bai Airport on January 8 with all 162 passengers safely disembarked after one of its landing gear tires were reported to be flat shortly after takeoff.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to upgrade domestic terminal T1 at Noi Bai International Airport, with expenditure expected to reach 244 billion VND (10.84 million USD).

The last 18 out of 49 Vietnamese workers in Algeria who wished to return home after a dispute with their Chinese employer flew home on November 25.

The first 13 Vietnamese workers in Algeria who wished to return home after a dispute with their Chinese employer arrived in Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on November 17.

The Infrastructure Investment and Transportations Construction JSC and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) signed an agreement to fund the Intracom 8 building project in Hanoi.