People and tourists choose to buy tours at the Hong Ngoc Ha travel booth during Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2022 Specifically, national carriers Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) have prepared to supply more than 7.1 million seats during the peak summer season from June 1 to August 15, an increase of 10 percent compared to the same period before the Covid-19 epidemic. On average, during the peak summer season, these airlines will operate 430 domestic flights, especially those to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City. With international routes, Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines provide over 852,000 seats, equivalent to more than 3,600 flights, only 40 percent of the number in 2019 because international travel demand has not recovered as before. Vietravel Airlines also said that the demand for travel and tourism will increase, so it has planned to increase the number of aircraft and frequency of flights to the Central … [Read more...] about Millions of travelers book tours for summer vacation
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AFD, EU strengthen urban climate resilience in Vietnam
The AFD and EU have been actively supporting Vietnam in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Vietnam will receive financial aid from the EU and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to reduce the vulnerability to climate hazards in several towns in four northern and central provinces. The project is jointly co-financed with a EUR5 million (US$5.36 million) grant from the EU, a EUR123 million ($132 million) ODA loan from the AFD, and EUR 28 million ($30 million) from provincial budgets. The principal goal is to help localities adapt to climate change and recover from natural disasters such as flooding, typhoons, and drought. Delegates attend the launching ceremony. Photo: the Embassy of France in Vietnam The regional towns include Phat Diem in the northern province of Ninh Binh, Ngoc Lac in the central province of Thanh Hoa, and Hoang Mai in the central province of Nghe An, Huong Khe, and Thach Ha in the central province of Ha Tinh. … [Read more...] about AFD, EU strengthen urban climate resilience in Vietnam
FDI grow strongly in the first five months
Both additionally-registered and share purchasing of FDI rose strongly in the first five months According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency, Vietnam counted newly-registed FDI inflows of about $11.7 billion in the first five months, equivalent to 83.7 per cent of the previous year's total. Of this, $4.12 billion was poured into 578 newly-licensed projects, a slight decrease of 5.7 per cent in the number of projects, and a sharp reduction of 53.4 per cent in value. $5.61 billion was added to 395 projects currently underway, a rise of 45.4 per cent in value and 15.5 per cent in number. Overseas investors also poured almost $2 billion into just over 1,300 share purchase deals, an increase of 51.6 per cent over the same period last year. FDI disbursement climbed slightly by 7.8 per cent on-year to $7.7 billion. Almost 35,000 valid foreign-invested projects were accumulated across the country with the total registered capital of $426 … [Read more...] about FDI grow strongly in the first five months