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Even with one of its tires damaged, the plane was still able to take off because of its multi-tire design, said Dinh Viet Thang, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. But if it had gone unnoticed and not redressed, the damaged tire could have posed a flight safety risk. … [Read more...] about Malaysian carrier’s tire explodes at Hanoi airport

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 19 officially launched a non-stop route connecting the central coastal city of Da Nang and China’s Shanghai. The first flight coded VN528 took off from the Da Nang International Airport at 17:55 and departed from Shanghai at 23:20 on the day. It used Airbus 321 aircraft with four-star services. This is the carrier’s 19th route linking Vietnam and China. Besides connecting the two large cities, the Da Nang – Shanghai route opened up opportunities for passengers to tour fascinating destinations in both nations via direct flights of Vietnam Airlines such as Shanghai-Da Nang- Hanoi/HCM City or Da Nang-Shanghai-Hangzhou-Da Nang. Vietnam Airlines is currently offering round-trip airfare starting from 227 USD (exclusive of taxes and fees) on the route. The promotion rate is applicable for all bookings until January 31, 2020 for travel from January 19 to March 28, 2020. Tickets are available on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang-Shanghai route

Hanoi (VNA) – A working group from the Health Ministry on January 21 inspected the readiness of the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi following the outbreak of coronavirus pneumonia that has made more than 200 people infected in China and caused two deaths there. The medical staff examined screening for passengers exhibiting symptoms possibly connected with the novel virus at the airport, which serve 115-120 international flights each day, including up to 16 from China. According to doctor Nguyen Hai Nam from the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), quarantine work at airport is the first effort made to prevent the disease. Although there is no direct flight from Wuhan where the first cases of the acute pneumonia were found, screening has been enhanced for flights from China and countries reporting cases of the deadly virus. “CDC staff will work all around the clock at the airport. Particularly, we have planned to increase human resources and … [Read more...] about Measures put in place to prevent coronavirus

Passengers on the first flight of the Da Nang - Shanghai route of Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines is currently offering round-trip airfare starting from USD 227 (exclusive of taxes and fees) on the route. The promotion rate is applicable for all bookings until January 31, 2020 for travel from January 19 to March 28, 2020. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Shanghai route

The fifth plenum of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee issued thematic resolutions on perfecting institutions of the socialist-oriented market economy, and on restructuring, reforming and enhancing the efficiency of State-owned enterprises. In particular, the plenum issued Resolution 10/NQ-TW (June 2017) on developing the private economic sector into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy. The resolution is said to be a drastic step in renewing the thinking on the private economic sector towards creating conditions for this sector to gain equal access to all opportunities and resources, particularly capital, land and natural resources. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JAN. 21