Posts Tagged ‘ Nhat Airport ’

Vietnamese athlete fined for making bomb threat 

December 30, 2011
Vietnamese athlete fined for making bomb threat 

Cao Hong Son, a disabled athelete, has been fined US$950 for making a bomb threat at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat Airport. A man was fined Thursday VND20 million (US$950) for making a bomb threat when he was taking a flight to a sporting event for athletes with physical disabilities in Indonesia. Cao [...]

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Chess ace to be coached by foreign expert 

August 9, 2011
Chess ace to be coached by foreign expert 

Le Quang Liem at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Vietnam’s number 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, will be coached by foreign experts, a government official has announced. Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF) General Secretary, Luong Trong Minh, announced the new plan during a press conference held at Tan Son Nhat Airport, on August 3. The conference [...]

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Passengers scammed by airport taxi drivers 

December 20, 2010
Passengers scammed by airport taxi drivers 

Tourists wait for a taxi at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Last month, Tran Thuy An got off a plane at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and hailed a cab. A Happy Taxi (a subsidiary of the Tram Thanh Company) pulled up to the curb and An stepped in. [...]

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Petrolimex license ends air petrol monopoly

September 17, 2009
Petrolimex license ends air petrol monopoly

LookAtVietnam – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) issued permission to allow Petrolimex Jet Fuel Joint Stock Company (PJF) to supply air petrol on September 15. With PJF’s entrance into the market, Vinapco will not be the only air fuel supplier in Vietnam anymore. Previously, economists urged government agencies to license more air petrol [...]

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Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

August 19, 2009
Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

LookAtVietnam – CAAV has received applications from two enterprises wanting to supply jet fuel. However, CAAV has not responded to the companies yet. Three’s a crowd? The two enterprises which have applied to join the air fuel market are Petrolimex Jet Fuel Joint Stock Company (PJF) and Tan Son Nhat Petrol Commercial Joint Stock Company (Tapetco). Currently, [...]

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All safe and sound after plane makes tough landing

August 11, 2009
All safe and sound after plane makes tough landing

LookAtVietnam – All 164 passengers and crew members on board a Vietnam Airlines plane were safe and sound after the aircraft made a rough landing in Tan Son Nhat Airport on Friday Photo: VNNLai Xuan Thanh, deputy director general of CAAV, told the Daily on the phone on Sunday that the incident resulted from a [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 10/8

August 10, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 10/8

Drug control at border gates still loose; City TV network fined for unregistered content; Pepsi blackened with wastewater claims; Director nabbed for abuse of power; Business pioneers to save electricity Drug control at border gates still loose      The Ministry of Public Security’s antidrug agency said Saturday that it has since earlier this year detained [...]

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Economic strategy focuses on services

July 9, 2009
Economic strategy focuses on services

LookAtVietnam – The Government has issued an action plan on service sector development for the 2009-11 period covering legal tools, financial resources, labour training, the environment and natural resources. The ministry was also tasked with the development of Tan Son Nhat Airport and the express road system.The Government called for reforms of the legal system [...]

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Imported Bentley may be deported

July 8, 2009
Imported Bentley may be deported

The luxury Bentley Continental GT which was imported last month may be forced to be re-exported, because the customs agency believes the import of the car has violated regulations on used car imports.   A Bentley which was imported inm 2007The 4-seat Bentley Continental GT 4, which was churned out in 2004, was imported by [...]

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Super flu tally hits 48 in Viet Nam

June 22, 2009
Super flu tally hits 48 in Viet Nam

LookAtVietnam – Ten more cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus were confirmed in the southern region yesterday, June 21, bringing the total number of infected cases nation-wide to 48, according to health officials. A patient, who tested positive for the A/H1N1 virus, is treated at the National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases. The Ministry [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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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...