Posts Tagged ‘ Transport Companies ’

Accidents waiting to happen 

September 23, 2011
Accidents waiting to happen 

  Mafia-esque bus transportation system a no-holds-barred race fraught with risk Buses wait to pick up passengers on the road outside the Giap Bat Bus Station in Hanoi It took 30 minutes for the bus to travel just one kilometer as it inched its way out of the My Dinh Terminal in Hanoi at around [...]

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HCM City asks CII to stop tolling cars passing Road 25B

November 10, 2009
HCM City asks CII to stop tolling cars passing Road 25B

HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai has ordered HCMC Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company to immediately stop collecting toll at Hanoi Highway toll station. HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Thanh Tai has ordered HCMC Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company to immediately stop collecting toll. (Photo: SGT)According to the HCMC People’s Committee late last week, CII was [...]

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Transport companies bark about road toll

September 18, 2009
Transport companies bark about road toll

LookAtVietnam – Transport companies of the HCMC Association of Goods Transport complained on Wednesday of the cost of tolls at the Hanoi Highway toll station. The new Hanoi Highway toll station in District 9, nearby the Rach Chiec bridge. The new station began collecting road fees on August 28.According to the city’s transport association, HCMC [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/9

September 2, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/9

Transport cost rises will not exceed 15%, says VATA; ACB provides soft loans for rice exporters; Indonesia AirAsia about to operate Jakarta-HCMC direct flights; Vietnam’s exports to the US surge  Transport cost rises will not exceed 15%, says VATA Many transport companies are considering increasing transportation costs due to gasoline rising VND1,000 per liter on [...]

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Transport companies play wait-and-see on fuel prices

August 13, 2009
Transport companies play wait-and-see on fuel prices

Despite the petroleum price rise on Sunday, the Viet Nam Automobile Transportation Association has not received any proposals on rising transportation costs Fuel prices have been rising, but so far transport managers have not yet felt it necessary to raise prices.He said transport companies would not increase their service charges in the near future even [...]

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Retail prices to remain stable

July 6, 2009
Retail prices to remain stable

The Southern Bus Station in Hanoi. Fares are due to rise as a result of petrol price hikes.LookAtVietnam – Prices of commodities in supermarkets will remain unchanged in the next few weeks, while transport companies will adjust their charges in the wake of the petrol and oil price hike of VND500-700 per litre on July [...]

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Rehabilitating Vietnam tourism’s growth rate

May 17, 2009
Rehabilitating Vietnam tourism’s growth rate

Cat Ba beach, Hai Phong City, one of the most attractive tourism sites in Vietnam.LookAtVietnam – In response to the Government’s economic stimulus, the Vietnam tourism sector has recently promulgated a national action programme to promote domestic tourism as well as to attract more foreign visitors to the country. After four months of deployment, the [...]

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Transport firms prepare for holiday rush

April 15, 2009
Transport firms prepare for holiday rush

LookAtVietnam – Transport companies are rushing to increase their capacity for the upcoming four-day vacation which falls on National Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day. Ha Noi Transport Co will increase their bus trips to 7,200 a day during the four-day holiday, serving 210,000 passengers; 133,000 more than the same time last year. LookAtVietnam [...]

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Bus companies stress out over draft rules

March 11, 2009
Bus companies stress out over draft rules

LookAtVietnam – Controversy has been roused over a guidance on implementing the amended Road Traffic Law, drafted by the Viet Nam Road Administration. Passengers catch buses at My Dinh Bus Terminal. Transport companies have raised concerns over the required number of vehicles to continue their business.Transport companies have raised concerns over the number of vehicles [...]

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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...