Prompted by floods triggered by heavy rains for days, the Phu Quoc International Airport was closed temporarily from 9 a.m. on Friday. The airport, which connects Vietnam's largest island with major cities Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and several Asian destinations, saw its runway submerged by 0.3 meters on Friday. "The airport could not receive arriving flights. The weather conditions did not ensure safety so we had to suspend all flight services," said Nguyen Minh Dong, director of the airport. Dong said right after the airport resumed operation at 8:30 p.m., five flights took off, carrying around 1,000 passengers out of the island off Kien Giang Province. However, a number of flights scheduled for Friday evening and night were canceled, leaving 1,560 passengers stuck on the island. Vietjet Air suspended two flights on Friday evening to Hanoi and two others to HCMC. Vietnam Airlines and Vasco canceled all flights to and from the island on Friday while Jetstar Pacific called off four … [Read more...] about Over 1,500 stuck on flooded Phu Quoc island as airlines cancel service
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Twitter plans to build ‘decentralized standard’ for social networks
Twitter Inc plans to set up an independent research group to create an “open and decentralized” system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday, which could relieve pressure on the company to appease critics of its content policies but also give rise to a new crop of competitors. The system, or “standard,” would not be owned by any single private company, Dorsey said, and would enable individuals to use a variety of services to access the same network, just like they choose different email providers to see the same messages. Policing speech on social media sites has required hefty investments while still failing to stem criticism from users who find the policies either too aggressive or too lax. "Centralized enforcement of global policy to address abuse and misleading information is unlikely to scale over the long-term without placing far too much burden on people," Dorsey tweeted. He said the new approach would also allow Twitter to “focus … [Read more...] about Twitter plans to build ‘decentralized standard’ for social networks
Invested in the future of corporate bond market
Tran Thap Kieu Quan, CFA Head of Fixed Income, Eastspring Vietnam Eastspring has since built an unparalleled on-the-ground presence in 11 Asian markets as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. Eastspring Vietnam, formerly known as Prudential Vietnam Fund Management Company, was established in 2005 and re-branded in 2011. Eastspring Vietnam applies a long-term value-oriented investment philosophy to its investment funds and portfolios for both institutional and retail clients who are domiciled both offshore and onshore in Vietnam, with total assets under management currently exceeding around VND100 trillion ($4.34 billion). Promising corporate debt market Vietnam’s domestic bond market has grown substantially since 2012. By 2018, its size had more than doubled, equalling 39 per cent of the country’s GDP. The corporate bond market has also expanded almost five-fold in this time, hitting $6.2 billion by 2018. This expansion has not only been driven by … [Read more...] about Invested in the future of corporate bond market
Hanoi French Hospital improves service quality with the launch of new facility
Strong partnership to prevent non-communicable diseases threats at an early stageGoBear Vietnam Closes a Record Year of Strong GrowthBIM LAND and HYATT make Agreement at Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2019Utopia – a Revolutionary App for Secure Instant Messaging and Crypto PaymentsThe Long-Term Ownership Sea-facing Apartment Establishes New Standard Hanoi French Hospital (HFH) has recently inaugurated a new inpatient treatment building, marking a milestone in the development of the hospital. Over the past 20 years, the international hospital has been a trustable location in terms of medical quality for patients from both Hà Nội and other northern provinces. The new building, with its modern medical equipment and improved services, is expected to help HFH reach international standards level with the top hospitals in the region. In addition to a team of professional and dedicated doctors and medical staff, the hospital offers examination, diagnosis and … [Read more...] about Hanoi French Hospital improves service quality with the launch of new facility
French, Vietnamese flowers featured on dyke wall along Seine river bank
The large picture titled “France-Vietnam Spring” is painted by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her colleagues of the New Hanoi Art Company. The large picture titled “France-Vietnam Spring” painted by artist Nguyen Thu Thuy and her colleagues of the New Hanoi Art Company is 3.5 m in height and 40m in length, portraying typical flowers of the two countries. In 2013, Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi city, Daniel Davisse invited artist Nguyen Thu Thuy to make a ceramic painting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords on Vietnam. Delegations of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Southern Vietnam had been living for 5 years from 1968 to 1973 in Choisy le Roi, a suburban city 20km to the East of Paris, during the negotiations on the Paris Peace Accords. Choisy-le-Roi city has maintained close ties with Vietnam. The French city has formed twinning relationship with Hanoi's Dong Da … [Read more...] about French, Vietnamese flowers featured on dyke wall along Seine river bank