Posts Tagged ‘ Nhat International Airport ’

Vietnam plagued by illegal cabs 

January 8, 2012
Vietnam plagued by illegal cabs 

  Experts say more should be done to eliminate scam taxis after inspections led to the suspension of eleven firms in HCMC and Hanoi An imitation taxi passes foreign tourists near HCMC’s Ben Thanh Market. Experts say Vietnam must do more to eliminate illegal taxis that tarnish the image of major cities. Nguyen Chi Hieu hailed [...]

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Students are the new mules 

November 12, 2011
Students are the new mules 

  African drug smugglers shift carriers to avoid detection Preyanooch Phuttharaksa, a 22-year-old Thai student, was arrested on October 29 at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport for allegedly smuggling more than three kilograms of methamphetamine into Vietnam Everything went smoothly for Preyanooch Phuttharaksa on arrival at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan [...]

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HCMC airport officer caught stealing money from passenger’s suitcase 

August 28, 2011
HCMC airport officer caught stealing money from passenger’s suitcase 

Ground services officers loading luggage at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Authorities at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport announced Thursday they had arrested a ground services officer for stealing money from a passenger’s suitcase, Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported. Dao Van Cuong of Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ground Handling [...]

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Vietnam metro approves major golf course project at int'l airport 

June 26, 2011
Vietnam metro approves major golf course project at int'l airport 

Work has begun on the construction a golf course complex in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have approved a project to build a 111-hectare- golf course and an urban area on the premises of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.   The complex, [...]

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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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H1N1 suspects fear infection while quarantined

July 16, 2009
H1N1 suspects fear infection while quarantined

LookAtVietnam – HCM City residents are worried that being suspected of having the H1N1 virus will necessarily mean they will catch the flu as suspects are quarantined together.  LookAtVietnam – Ho Chi Minh City residents are worried that being suspected of having the H1N1 virus will necessarily mean they will catch the flu as suspects [...]

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H1N1 suspects fear infection while quarantined

July 15, 2009
H1N1 suspects fear infection while quarantined

Ho Chi Minh City residents are worried that being suspected of having the H1N1 virus will necessarily mean they will catch the flu as suspects are quarantined together. For more than two months since the first influenza A case was detected in Vietnam, the body temperatures of passengers arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport [...]

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H1N1 tally rises to 279, majority in the south

July 11, 2009
H1N1 tally rises to 279, majority in the south

The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed 17 more cases of influenza A (H1N1), all in the south, raising the country’s total to 279 without any fatality.  Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu inspected a health screening device at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in May Eight of the new cases were detected in Ho Chi [...]

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H1N1 tally rises to 279, majority in the south

July 11, 2009
H1N1 tally rises to 279, majority in the south

Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu inspected a health screening device at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in May The Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed 17 more cases of influenza A (H1N1), all in the south, raising the country’s total to 279 without any fatality. Eight of the new cases were detected in Ho Chi [...]

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Hau Giang enters H1N1 books as Vietnam records 13 new cases

July 8, 2009
Hau Giang enters H1N1 books as Vietnam records 13 new cases

Vietnam detected 13 new influenza A (H1N1) cases Tuesday including the first one in Mekong Delta’s Hau Giang Province, raising the country’s tally to 248 with no deaths. Four of the new cases were reported in the central region and eight in Ho Chi Minh City.The patient in Hau Giang Province has been quarantined at [...]

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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...