Dung announced the information at a meeting on February 22 to discuss solutions to promote the operation of Can Tho International Airport. It is scheduled that the budget carrier Vietjet Air will launch four domestic routes from Can Tho – HaiPhong, Can Tho – Vinh, Can Tho – Da Lat, and Can Tho – ThoXuan (ThanhHoa) between March and May this year. Meanwhile, the Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia will operate two international routes connecting Can Tho with Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. In addition, the newly established Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airway will open a route linking Can Tho with Hanoi with one flight per day. According to the Director of the Can Tho Department of Transport, Can Tho International Airport began operation in 2011 with the capacity of receiving 3 million passengers per year but the airport has reached less than half of its capacity and currently only has domestic routes. Dung also suggested that the Can Tho authorities put forth measures to … [Read more...] about Can Tho to open seven additional air routes
Cửu Long University to become first private university in Mekong Delta
Cửu Long University has become the first private university in the Mekong Delta. — Photo mku.edu.vnViet Nam News VĨNH LONG — The Cửu Long University held a ceremony on Thursday to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to shift the university to private status, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta. At the ceremony, a representative of Vĩnh Long People’s Committee also announced the new rector for Cửu Long University for the 2018-23 term and the university’s 10-member board of directors. Speaking at the ceremony, Trần Văn Rón, the provincial party secretary, asked the university’s board of directors and administrators to further develop teacher and staff training and quality. Prof Lương Minh Cừ, rector of the university, said the school, set up in 2000, was the first university in Vĩnh Long Province and is now the first private university in the Mekong (Cửu Long) Delta. … [Read more...] about Cửu Long University to become first private university in Mekong Delta
HDBank named Asia’s best service leader by Euromoney magazine
A branch of HDBank in HCM City. The bank has been named Asia’s best service and Vietnamese-market leader in the “Trade Finance Survey 2019” by Euromoney magazine. – VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – HDBank was recently selected as Asia best service and Việt Nam market leader in the “Trade Finance Survey 2019” by the English-language monthly magazine Euromoney. HDBank was selected out of 7,000 organisations and companies from 89 national and territories thanks to its outstanding strategy and business plans as well as strong human resources in 2018. HDBank is one of 200 banks that have joined ADB’s financial assistance programme since 2015. Through the programme, the bank has accelerated campaigns to support customers’ import-export activities, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In its 2017-2021 plan, HDBank targets becoming the leading bank in the country, targeting small- and medium-sized enterprises. … [Read more...] about HDBank named Asia’s best service leader by Euromoney magazine
Regional developments help Vietnam market
An investor watches stock movements at Sacombank Securities JSC’s trading floor. — VNS Photo Đoàn TùngViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The positive movement of the Asian stock market bolstered gains of Vietnamese shares during the last trading session of the week. The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.14 per cent to close at 988.91 points, marking a five-day gain of nearly 4 per cent. The southern market index inched up 1.75 per cent to close at 987.57 points on Wednesday. Nearly 216 million shares were traded on the southern bourse, worth VNĐ5 trillion (US$214 million). Large-cap stocks performed well, boosting the blue-chip VN30 Index up 0.37 per cent to 929.50 points. Seventeen of the 30 largest stocks by market capitalisation in the VN30 basket advanced while 12 declined, the others ended flat. According to Reuters, shares in Asia were boosted by a late rise in Chinese stocks, with the main blue-chip index of … [Read more...] about Regional developments help Vietnam market
Vice President Thịnh receives Thai chief judge
Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (right) receives Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Thailand Cheep Jullamon in Hà Nội on February 22. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn ĐiệpViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Increasing judicial cooperation between Việt Nam and Thailand has contributed to strengthening and deepening bilateral relations, Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh told a Thai chief judge on February 22. Thịnh made the statement during a reception in Hà Nội for Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Thailand Cheep Jullamon, who is leading a delegation to Việt Nam. She affirmed that Việt Nam always attached importance to cooperation and friendship with Thailand, which had seen fruitful development across fields over the last four decades since the two sides established bilateral diplomatic ties. Thailand now remains the largest trade partner of Việt Nam in … [Read more...] about Vice President Thịnh receives Thai chief judge