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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November 21, 2011
The transport ministry’s inspectorate on Friday suspended a taxi company whose driver was arrested in early November for overcharging two Singaporean guests of an Interpol meeting in Hanoi, VnExpress reported. Nguyen Xuan Hao, chief inspector from the Ministry of Transport, said in the newswire that the Hanoi-based Phu Gia Co. was found operating “messily” [...]
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November 6, 2011
A Hanoi traffic policeman tries to hang on to a taxi as the taxi driver, who was caught violating traffic regulations, attemps to flee. File photo taken in Hanoi in 2010. Police in Hanoi have arrested two people, including a taxi driver, for allegedly cheating two Japanese out of more than VND8 million (US$380), VnExpress [...]
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June 11, 2011
I would like to congratulate Thanh Nien Weekly News for the excellent article on taxi cheats entitled: “Taken For A Ride.” Taxi cheats are not only prevalent in HCMC but also in Hanoi. Many Singapore tourists have complained about taxi cheats both in HCMC and Hanoi. Some complained that the meters used in the [...]
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December 20, 2010
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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November 14, 2009
HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai has told the city’s Transport Department and the HCMC Taxi Association to consider a pause in registering new taxis. Heavy traffic at Hang Xanh Intersection in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District. HCMC government considers a pause in new taxi registrations to control increasing traffic jams.A statement issued by the HCMC [...]
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May 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – One confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu was reported in Beijing, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening. A staff member casts away the exposure suit after disinfection work at Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing, China, May 17, 2009. One confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu was reported in Beijing, China’s Ministry of Health said [...]
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February 20, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Taxi Association believes that it is now the right time to slash taxi fees while taxi firms have refused to slash taxi fees with a lot of reasons. The taxi fee was lately lowered in December 2008, but the current fee remains very high. July 27 Cooperative, for example, [...]
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