The three air carriers, along with Pacific Airlines and VASCO, have planned to operate an average of more than 1,000 domestic flights per day for the peak travel season of the 2021 Lunar New Year, up 28 percent over the same period last year. … [Read more...] about Three Vietnamese airlines requested to stop selling tickets in excess of allocations
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Vietnam to stop importing 2G, 3G phones from July 1
According to Hoang Minh Cuong, director of the Telecommunications Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications, the number of 2G phones used in Vietnam has dropped significantly, falling by 6-7 million units from late 2019 to the end of the third quarter of 2020. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to stop importing 2G, 3G phones from July 1
Vietnamese scientist develops skin patch vaccine technology
At the time, the team had successfully created microparticles for a single-injection vaccination. However, the particle size was larger than 0.2 mm, which was not small enough to reach the needle's top, hence limiting the the dose of vaccine transmitted into the body. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scientist develops skin patch vaccine technology
German media highlight Vietnamese-French woman’s fight for AO victims
Deutschlandfunk, a public-broadcasting radio station, on January 26 run an article on the trial, which opened in France on January 25, on Nga’s lawsuit against the US companies for producing and selling highly toxic chemicals used by US armed forces from 1961-1971 which caused severe health damage to Nga and millions of other victims The companies must be held responsible, the radio quoted Nga as saying prior to the trial. Nga, who suffers from heart disease, is not only fighting for herself but also for her children and millions of AO victims in Vietnam. She filed the lawsuit six years ago and has received support from various non-governmental organisations. Running an article headlined “One for all against the chemical giants”, the Der Spiegel news website said the lawsuit could be a major result for AO victims. The herbicide was used by US forces as part of Operation Ranch Hand from 1962. A total of around 80 million litres of defoliant are said to have been … [Read more...] about German media highlight Vietnamese-French woman’s fight for AO victims
Steelmaker Hoa Sen’s chairman to become Buddhist monk in 2026
Two companies that Vu owns sold stakes in Hoa Sen last year. In fact, one of them, Hoa Sen Holdings Group, last month sold its remaining 9.7 percent stake. It had owned 24.32 percent at the beginning of the year but had sold on three earlier occasions before completing the divestment. … [Read more...] about Steelmaker Hoa Sen’s chairman to become Buddhist monk in 2026