Society
Transport fares fall in Hanoi
Following falling petrol prices since early 2015 and requests for lower transport fares, many transport enterprises in Hanoi started reducing fares with an average rate of 7 percent.
Society
Society
Travel
Air Asia opens route between Penang and HCM City
Malaysian airline Air Asia launched a direct air route connecting Penang City, Malaysia, to Ho Chi Minh City earlier this week.
Society
New trains launched on North-South route for Tet holiday
The Hanoi Railway Corporation put into operation two newly-built trains on January 26 in a bid to meet the high travel demand between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City during the upcoming Lunar New Year.
Business
Electricity sector fares well in 2015
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) led the power market in 2015 by supplying 23,580 MW or 60.8 percent of the country’s total power output of 38,800 MW, up 1.8-fold from 2010.
Business
Vietjet launches promotion to celebrate three newest routes
Vietjet has launched a three-day long promotion with 50,000 super-cheap fares from zero dong from January 6 to January 8 to celebrate its newest routes.
Society
Sai Gon Railway eyes tourism boost
The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association has kicked off the domestic tourism promotion programme, with the participation of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Sai Gon Railway Company.
Society
Vietjet to give away 300,000 promotional fares
The budget airline Vietjet has announced a new promotional week named “Big Sale – It is time to Vietjet” running from November 11-18.
Business
VietJet Air welcomes 8th new A320 aircraft
VietJet Air’s additional brand new A320 craft landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on September 25, the eighth among 100 planes ordered from Airbus - the European aviation giant.
Business
Vietnam Airlines receives service national excellence award
Vietnam Airlines received the country’s “Excellent Airline” award at the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2015, which is currently underway in the southern city from September 10-12.
Society
Train to China now unpopular because of cost
Expensive fares and cumbersome customs clearance procedures are blamed for a big reduction in passengers travelling on the Vietnam-China train in the last three years.
Special fares for Vietjet Air’s HCM City-Seoul route
Customers of the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will be offered special
tickets starting from 0 VND on a new air route connecting Vietnam’s
southern hub and the Republic of Korea capital city Seoul, which opened
on June 5.
Focus
Marathoner wins historic gold for Vietnam at SEA Games 31
SEA Games 31: Track and field athletes win additional two gold medals for Vietnam
Hanoi art performance marks President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
SEA Games 31: Vietnam defeat Myanmar in women’s football semifinal
