January 8, 2012
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 ThanhâMarket. 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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December 30, 2011
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. AÂ 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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November 17, 2011
Vietnamese lawmakers questioned the safety of projects to build golf courses in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Hanoi’s Gia Lam Airport at a National Assembly session on Thursday. NA Deputy Vo Thi Dung from Ho Chi Minh City delivered her question to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung about the [...]
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November 12, 2011
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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November 11, 2011
An A600 Talon, the helicopter model recently imported into Vietnam Vietnam has enough airports to accommodate private aircraft, and the country will expand its major airports if necessary, a senior aviation official said. The growing number of aircraft flying to Vietnam is putting pressure on aviation infrastructure, especially on Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi [...]
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August 28, 2011
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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August 9, 2011
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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June 26, 2011
A Vietnam Airlines flight leaving Ho Chi Minh City for Hanoi was delayed for more than three hours after a passenger joked about a bomb shortly before takeoff on Thursday evening. Le Anh Tuan, 27, reportedly pointed at his girlfriend and said, “There is a bomb on her body!” to a ground service officer [...]
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June 26, 2011
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. Â The complex, [...]
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April 1, 2011
Construction on the Tan Son Nhat – Binh Loi – Outer Ring Road project in Ho Chi Minh City. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called for strict punishment of any misconduct relating to the roadway’s construction. The central government has ordered officials in Ho Chi Minh City to quickly resolve the irregularities discovered during [...]
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