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National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 21 launched a direct air route linking the central city of Da Nang and Busan city of the Republic of Korea, with the aim of meeting the rising travel demand between the two countries.

The National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on June 3 that it will open a direct air route between the central City of Da Nang and Busan city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 20.

Vietnam’s new budget carrier Bamboo Airways has announced that it will launch three new air routes between Ho Chi Minh City-Vinh, Hanoi-Vinh, and Vinh-Buon Me Thuot, with at least seven round-trip flights per week from February 23.

The “Vietnam-Laos Special Friendship” Festive Day will be held on December 4-5 in Dien Bien city, northern Dien Bien province, with the aim of promoting images of a renovated Vietnam and the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thanh Phong received leaders of three central Lao provinces – Savannakhet, Bolykhamsay and Khammouane – on July 18.

Promoting social-economic development and ensuring security in the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia development triangle area was the focus of a conference held in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province.

The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.

A forum promoting trade and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and South Africa has taken place in the South African economic hub Johannesburg, participated by 100 local and 12 Hanoi-based businesses

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung gave specific directions to develop the central province of Nghe An into a basically industrialised locality by 2020 during a working session on September 16.

Officials of southern Binh Duong province and the Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi had a working session on August 21 to mull over ways bolstering cooperation in the time ahead.