Land compensation to be paid this year for Long Thành Airport: official

Chairman of the Đồng Nai People’s Committee Cao Tiến Dũng speaks to Đồng Nai newspaper about the 1,800ha of land that will be made available for the construction of Long Thành Airport in October

City to revoke long-delayed projects

HCM City authorities are planning to revoke “long-delayed or projects that are no longer feasible” that have affected thousands of home owners who have been asked to move to make way for these projects.    

Four jailed in connection with Essex lorry tragedy

Four people have been jailed in connection with the Essex lorry tragedy last year in which 39 Vietnamese citizens died. Three others were also given suspended sentences at Hà Tĩnh People’s Court on Monday.

Vietjet offers half priced flights across Việt Nam Five million promotional tickets are available from September 1, 2020 to April 27, 2021 (excluding public holidays), the airline said in a statement. 

Vehicle licence plate auction possibly to be included in law Number plates that contain “88888” or those that end either “86” or “68” are considered lucky and popular with drivers. Plates that end with “9” are also considered to bring good fortune.

Inspectors found violations relating to over VNĐ31 trillion and 3,400 ha of land in first half of year In the first half of this year, inspectors in Việt Nam found land violations valued at VNĐ31.149 trillion (US$1.35 billion) and covering 3,432 ha after conducting 77,000 inspections, the Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam announced on Wednesday.

Business licences to be required for internal transport Firms could register their vehicles as used for internal transport instead of normal transport business to avoid conforming to business requirements.

Evaluation authority should be given to brokerages, experts say

Financial-banking companies should be empowered to recognise professional investors instead of bond issuers when they come to purchase corporate bonds, regulatory experts have urged.

CAAV implements solutions to reduce congestion and flight cancellation The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has issued dispatch No 2947/CHK-VTHK requiring regional airport authorities and airlines to perform their tasks in the phase of renovating and upgrading the runway and taxiway systems at Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports.

Mali protest leader urges calm after deadly unrest A Malian protest leader called for calm Sunday after four more people were killed during demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation, the West African country's worst civil unrest in years.