Posts Tagged ‘ Mai Linh ’

Vietnam metro declares war on illegal taxis 

June 11, 2011
Vietnam metro declares war on illegal taxis 

  Ho Chi Minh City authorities will dispatch more traffic inspectors to crowded tourist spots to curb illegal taxis and aggressive vendors, a senior official said on Tuesday (June 7). Nguyen Thi Hong, vice chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee, told Thanh Nien that city officials met on Tuesday to discuss ways to ensure the [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Social | Comments Off

Ride the skies

October 3, 2009
Ride the skies

LookAtVietnam – Forget a booze-cruise, the best way to see Nha Trang is from mid-air, flying high above the beaches and hills on a motorized hang glider.  Nha Trang is different from way up here.One-hundred meters high in a motorized hang glider, the striking coastline – bright beaches against pure blue seas – comes into [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Ride the skies

October 3, 2009
Ride the skies

A motorized hang glider – known as a “trike” – flies over the sea off Nha Trang Forget a booze-cruise, the best way to see Nha Trang is from mid-air, flying high above the beaches and hills on a motorized hang glider. Nha Trang is different from way up here.One-hundred meters high in a motorized [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Taxi fares, transport costs set to rise on fuel price hikes

August 31, 2009
Taxi fares, transport costs set to rise on fuel price hikes

Taxi fares and transport costs are set to go up soon after the fuel price hike on Sunday. Mai Linh Corporation, Vietnam’s leading taxi firm, and some other taxi operators said they planned an increase of VND500 per kilometer for all kinds of cabs from September 4.“Since June, gasoline prices have gone up four times. [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/7

July 14, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/7

Vietnam to lead the world in entertainment & media growth; VN investors raise overseas profile; ACB increases capital to over 7.8 trillion VND; Vietnamese businessmen in Russia, Ukraine share experiences  Representatives from the Associations of Vietnamese Businesses in Russia and Ukraine met in Moscow on July 12 during a three-day visit to Russia by a [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Business, News | Comments Off

Zooming over Nha Trang Bay

June 15, 2009
Zooming over Nha Trang Bay

LookAtVietnam – High-flying trikes could soon be a common sight around Nha Trang on the central coast. LookAtVietnam – High-flying trikes could soon be a common sight around Nha Trang on the central coast.Mai Linh Group has been test-flying motorized hang gliders at Do Island in Nha Trang Bay and will make them available to [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Zooming over Nha Trang Bay

June 13, 2009
Zooming over Nha Trang Bay

A motorized hang glider flies above Nha Trang Bay High-flying trikes could soon be a common sight around Nha Trang on the central coast. Mai Linh Group has been test-flying motorized hang gliders at Do Island in Nha Trang Bay and will make them available to the public soon. The trikes, as they are commonly [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Mai Linh launches new Vietnam-Laos tours

April 14, 2009
Mai Linh launches new Vietnam-Laos tours

LookAtVietnam – Mai Linh Tourism Company on April 13 launched two bus tours between the central coastal city of Nha Trang and the southern Lao province of Champassak. A Vietnamese traveler (R) scrutinizes barbecued chicken at a Lao restaurant in Champassak. LookAtVietnam – Mai Linh Tourism Company on April 13 launched two bus tours between [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Mai Linh launches Vietnam-Laos bus route

April 14, 2009

The Mai Linh Group Monday launched a bus service from Nha Trang to Champasak in Laos. The once-weekly service on Mondays will pass through Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lao province Attapu.The transport and tourist-services group also introduced a service between the two cities through Buon Me Thuot Town in the [...]

Tags: , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Mai Linh Corp. donates giant cake to Hung Kings’ Temple Festival

April 3, 2009
Mai Linh Corp. donates giant cake to Hung Kings’ Temple Festival

LookAtVietnam – On the occasion of the Hung Kings’ Temple Festival this year, the Mai Linh Corporation has made a special sticky rice cake, 1.8 square metres, arranged from 6,000 smaller cakes.The cake is to be delivered to the people of the Hung Lo commune, Viet Tri city, in the northern province of Phu Tho. [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News, Travel | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...