Society

Transport ministry clamps down on taxi drivers overcharging at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport

The Ministry of Transport has announced a plan to strengthen inspection and crack down on taxi drivers' illegal practices, such as enticing passengers, overcharging or refusing to take passengers at HCM City's Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport.

Society

New inter-provincial bus route connects HCM City with Long An, Tiền Giang

A new inter-provincial bus route connecting HCM City and the provinces of Long An and Tiền Giang officially opened on Wednesday (August 10).

Life & Style

Tuyên Citadel Festival to open in Tuyên Quang in September

Thousands of visitors are expected to go to the northern province of Tuyên Quang to join the Tuyên Citadel Festival 2020 in September.

Life & Style

Conductor returns home for concert of French music

Conductor Lê Phi Phi, who is visiting from Macedonia, will lead a concert featuring masterpieces from French composers at the HCM City Opera House on August 14.

Economy

Refusal to issue visas to new VN passport causes problems for travel firms

The rejection of Việt Nam’s new passport by some EU member countries is affecting HCM City tourism companies since their customers are unable to travel to those countries.

Life & Style

"My Soul Seoul in Ho Chi Minh" tourism promotion event attracts 1,000 people

About 1,000 people attended and experienced the tourism promotion event “My Soul Seoul in Ho Chi Minh” hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organisation in HCM City on August 2.

Life & Style

Blue, The Moffatts, A1, and 911 set to perform in Hà Nội

Four popular boybands from the 1990s and 2000s, Blue, The Moffatts, A1, and 911, will play at the HAY Glamping Music Festival in Hà Nội on August 6.

Society

HCM City seeks to improve public transport

HCM City needs to develop a specific roadmap to improve access to public transport, limit the use of personal vehicles, and speed up progress of metro lines, BRT (bus rapid transit), and others, experts said.

Life & Style

Survival drama: private troupes make a new play for audiences

Private drama troupes in HCM City are adopting varied survival strategies to face the challenges of dropping audience numbers and ticket sales.

Economy

Sacombank Bamboo Airways Platinum co-branded credit card set for launch

Sacombank, Bamboo Airways and Visa will launch the Sacombank Bamboo Airways Platinum co-branded credit card with superior privileges.

Sports

Strange choice of venue for curtain raiser

But the decision to play the match instead at Leicester’s King Power Stadium is for me, a little strange to say the least. With a capacity of just over 32,000, the King Power is simply far too small to host a big game.

Media-OutReach

OR to invest in Traveloka, a travel and lifestyle platform

Society

6 more arrested in repatriation flight bribery scandal

Việt Nam had operated around 2,000 repatriation flights to bring home residents stranded overseas due to the pandemic but many people had to buy expensive tickets and complete tortuous procedures to get a seat

Life & Style

Sinbas musical for kids released

A musical on the adventures of Sindbad for children by the talented artists of the IDECAF (Institute of Cultural Exchange with France) has attracted children and their parents in HCM City.

Media-OutReach

Have a FAT-TASTIC Summer With Plastic Thing and 7-Eleven!

bizhub

Vietjet announces 11 additional direct routes to Indian cities

The new routes make Vietjet the largest carrier operating between the two countries in terms of capacity, with a total of 17 services.

Society

Countryside teacher sells lottery tickets for charity

Outside of his job as a primary school arts teacher, Nguyễn Nhật Tân sells lottery tickets to raise funds for charity.

Society

Motorbike taxi driver offer free rides to elderly, disabled

23-year-old Lê Minh Thiện from Thủ Đức, Hồ Chí Minh City is widely known on social media for his good deeds.

Media-OutReach

Chubb and Royal Brunei Airlines enter into travel insurance partnership

bizhub

Vietjet launches more direct flights to Busan

Those new services from Việt Nam’s major cities of HCM City and Đà Nẵng will operate one daily direct flight for each route to bring passengers from Việt Nam to South Korea’s second-largest city Busan, Vietjet said in a statement.

Việt Nam News

Transport ministry clamps down on taxi drivers overcharging at Tân Sơn Nhất Airport

New inter-provincial bus route connects HCM City with Long An, Tiền Giang

Tuyên Citadel Festival to open in Tuyên Quang in September

Conductor returns home for concert of French music

Refusal to issue visas to new VN passport causes problems for travel firms

"My Soul Seoul in Ho Chi Minh" tourism promotion event attracts 1,000 people

Blue, The Moffatts, A1, and 911 set to perform in Hà Nội

HCM City seeks to improve public transport

Survival drama: private troupes make a new play for audiences

Sacombank Bamboo Airways Platinum co-branded credit card set for launch

Strange choice of venue for curtain raiser

OR to invest in Traveloka, a travel and lifestyle platform

6 more arrested in repatriation flight bribery scandal

Sinbas musical for kids released

Have a FAT-TASTIC Summer With Plastic Thing and 7-Eleven!

Vietjet announces 11 additional direct routes to Indian cities

Countryside teacher sells lottery tickets for charity

Motorbike taxi driver offer free rides to elderly, disabled

Chubb and Royal Brunei Airlines enter into travel insurance partnership

Vietjet launches more direct flights to Busan

E-paper

VABA proposal raising domestic airfare ceiling

UN ready to support Việt Nam in responding to new challenges: Coordinator

Đồng Tháp Province expands GAP-quality mango cultivation

Việt Nam to increase coal imports in 2025-35: Ministry

Cashew industry urged to focus on markets with FTAs