There were 3,159 traffic accidents nationwide from December 15 – April 14, claiming the lives of 1,895 people and injuring 2,154 others, reported the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
The body of the last victim in the helicopter crash was found on April 7 morning, two days after the incident occurred in the sea area between Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province.
Along with efforts of ministries, sectors and localities, it is crucial to strengthen communications to improve public awareness of ensuring safety while participating in the traffic, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has stressed.
Competent forces have so far recovered the “black box” and most pieces from the Bell-505 helicopter that crashed in the sea area between Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province on April 5.
The body of another victim in the helicopter crash was found in the morning of April 6, one day after the incident happened in the sea area between Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province.
On the morning of April 6, more than 200 people and 30 vehicles of all kinds were mobilised to conduct fastest and most effective search and rescue activities for the victims of a helicopter crash in Ha Long Bay area of northern Quang Ninh province.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a Prime Minister’s dispatch ordering relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take measures and mobilise forces and vehicles to conduct fastest and most effective search and rescue activities for the victims of a helicopter crash in Ha Long Bay area of northern Quang Ninh province.
A Bell-505 helicopter coded VN-8650, owned by the Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company under the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation, took off at 4:56pm and lost contact at 5:15pm on April 5 while carrying four Vietnamese tourists on a sightseeing tour of Ha Long Bay from above.
A helicopter operated by the Army Corps 18 under the Ministry of National Defence has operated an emergency flight to bring a fisherman suffering a stroke from Song Tu Tay island in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Truong Sa district to Ho Chi Minh City for treatment.
Located east of Cat Ba Island off Hai Phong northern port city, Lan Ha Bay was once off the beaten path, thought of only as a ‘forgotten paradise’. The destination is now a showpiece for travelers and nature lovers to the north Vietnam coast.
The Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 (Vietnam Defence 2022) is taking place in Hanoi from December 8-10, drawing the participation of 170 enterprises from 30 countries worldwide.
Indonesian authorities said on November 28 that at least one crew was killed after a helicopter operated by police sank in the waters off the western province of Bangka Belitung.
A naval helicopter carried a fisherman with a brain stroke from Nam Yet Island to Ho Chi Minh City for treatment on October 15 evening, according to the Naval Regional 4 High Command.
A man severely injured in an accident on board a fishing ship was brought ashore for treatment from Truong Sa township, the island district of Truong Sa off the coast of south-central Khanh Hoa province, on October 2.
A helicopter from the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation on October 2 took eight crewmen aboard China’s Wu Zhou 8 ship from Con Dao island district to Vung Tau hospital in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau for further treatment, as suggested by the Chinese Embassy.
In an attempt to offer a new experience to visitors in Ho Chi Minh City, the “Contemplate Ho Chi Minh City from above” tour by helicopter has been introduced, and is already fully booked for the upcoming holidays.
A pilot flight for a new helicopter tour known as "Ho Chi Minh City From Above" in conjunction with emergency services was launched by the municipal Department of Tourism in coordination with Military Hospital 175 and the Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH South) on April 12.
Accepting an invitation to be a judge of the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 contest, Destiny Wagner, Miss Earth 2021, has arrived in Vietnam and enjoyed a premium experience trip to NovaWorld Phan Thiet, along with Truong Ngoc Anh, head of the contest’s organising board.
Last weekend, NovaWorld Phan Thiet impressed the market with the launch of a project tour by helicopter that takes only 40 minutes to fly from Ho Chi Minh City.
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