A French passenger died while traveling from Hanoi to Paris on a Vietnam Airlines flight on Saturday, an airline representative has confirmed. The 60-year-old man, identified only by his initials N.B., had boarded Vietnam Airlines flight VN19 departing Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi in the early hours of Saturday en route to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. He was carrying a French passport and accompanied by another passenger who is a medical doctor, according to the carrier. During the flight, the crew became aware that N.B., who occupied seat 5G, had passed away for reasons not released by the airline. The flight captain immediately reported the situation to the airline’s ground service and airport authorities at Charles de Gaulle in accordance with established protocols. The passenger’s family has been notified of his death and received support from the airline in completing paperwork involved to claim the man’s body. According to a Vietnam … [Read more...] about French national dies on Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Paris
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Storm Sanba to close in on Vietnam’s Truong Sa on Lunar New Year’s Eve
People in Vietnam’s Central Highlands and the southern region may have to celebrate the first rainy Tet in years, with the latest forecast on Tuesday showing that typhoon Sanba will approach the East Vietnam Sea right on the Lunar New Year’s Eve. Storm Sanba, which developed off the Philippines on Sunday, is gathering strength as it heads toward Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. The typhoon is expected to make landfall in the southern coast of the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, packing winds at 60 to 75km per hour and gusts at up to 100km an hour, the center said early the same day. As of Wednesday afternoon, the typhoon is forecast to head to the waters eastern of the Philippine island of Palawan, with the same wind strength, before moving into the East Vietnam Sea, where it becomes Vietnam’s second storm of the year. A map detailing the journey of … [Read more...] about Storm Sanba to close in on Vietnam’s Truong Sa on Lunar New Year’s Eve
Skyjacking in Vietnam – Conclusion: Wrestling with leaflet distributor
800x600 A hijack committed by an anti-state propagandist in the early 1990s has remained vividly imprinted on the mind of a former Vietnamese ambassador. >> Skyjacking in Vietnam – P6: The fate of Vietnam’s plane hijackers >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P5 – Hijacking military planes in broad daylight >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P4 – Downing four hijackers >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P3 – Tracking down perpetrators of 1978 DC4 hijack >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P2 – 52-minute life-and-death ordeal >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P1 – First hijackers At age 90, Vo Anh Tuan, former Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations, cannot forget the details of a hijack committed in September 1992 by Ly Tong, a pilot under the former Saigon regime.“As the Vietnamese ambassador to Yugoslavia at the time, I returned to Vietnam while the embassy was closed after the outbreak of the … [Read more...] about Skyjacking in Vietnam – Conclusion: Wrestling with leaflet distributor
Skyjacking in Vietnam – P6: The fate of Vietnam’s plane hijackers
One of the conspirators was given the death sentence while others received 20-35 year jail terms. >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P5 – Hijacking military planes in broad daylight >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P4 – Downing four hijackers >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P3 – Tracking down perpetrators of 1978 DC4 hijack >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P2 – 52-minute life-and-death ordeal >> Skyjacking in Vietnam: P1 – First hijackers While Mig fighter jets scoured Vietnam’s airspace in search of UH1 chopper number 576, Second Lieutenant Kieu Thanh Luc was landing the stolen helicopter in China.Luc was serving Regiment 917 when he was given a flight ban for violating military regulations. The resentment triggered by the ban eventually led the disgraced pilot to hijack a chopper at Bach Mai Airport in Hanoi on September 30, 1981.According to Duong Van Loi, an aviation officer under the former Saigon … [Read more...] about Skyjacking in Vietnam – P6: The fate of Vietnam’s plane hijackers
Traffic volume counted at Vietnam’s notorious tollgate to find solution to drivers’ opposition
Vietnam’s transport authorities are calculating traffic volume at a controversial tollgate in the Mekong Delta as they try to find a viable solution following repeated outcries from road users.Nguyen Van Huyen, head of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, said that his agency has been counting vehicles at the BOT tollgate in Cai Lay Town, Tien Giang Province.The developer of a BOT road project to upgrade a section of National Highway 1 and build a detour across Cai Lay Town is currently operating the facility.Controversially, the toll station has been placed on the existing highway instead of on the new route, which means that a fee is being collected regardless of the road used by drivers.Commuters have voiced their outrage over being slugged with an additional charge that they say should be covered with a regular road maintenance fee they pay annually.Since the opening of the station in August, drivers have expressed their displeasure by paying the fee in small denomination … [Read more...] about Traffic volume counted at Vietnam’s notorious tollgate to find solution to drivers’ opposition
Market pork, poultry test 100% positive for E.coli in Vietnam
A recent test by research institute the Pasteur Institute on poultry and pork samples taken from local markets revealed that 100 percent of the meat was contaminated with E. coli because of unhygienic conditions at marketplaces and slaughterhouses.Sixty-four percent of seafood samples also tested positive for the bacteria.E. coli, short for Escherichia coli, is a type of bacteria that normally lives in human intestines and is also found in the gut of some animals.According to doctors, most types of E. coli are harmless and even help to keep humans' digestive tract healthy, but some strains can cause diarrhea, pneumonia, breathing problems, urinary tract infection and even life-threatening symptoms such as acute kidney failure or seizures.The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, an epidemiological research institute, recently collected 150 raw meat samples from local markets.The specimens included two duck samples, 58 chicken samples and 90 pork samples, 100 percent of which were … [Read more...] about Market pork, poultry test 100% positive for E.coli in Vietnam
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 11
Check out the news you should not miss today, December 11: Politics -- The 11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2017-22 tenure opened in Hanoi on Sunday, with the participation of nearly 1,000 young people. Tuoi Tre is the media organ under the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the HCYU. Society -- Sixteen fishermen on board a fishing boat from the south-central province of Binh Dinh were rescued and brought to shore safely on Sunday after their vessel had engine problems off the central city of Da Nang two days earlier.-- A 31-year-old man is being held by police in the south-central beach city of Nha Trang for allegedly kidnapping a four-year-old boy for ransom, officers said on Sunday.-- Nguyen Van Khanh, 25, hailing from the southern province of Tra Vinh, has been placed under investigation on murder charges, after he fatally stabbed a woman for refusing to drink with him at a party last week, police said on Sunday.-- Bacteria E.Coli … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – December 11
‘Dark knights’ save central Vietnam roads
For the past two years, the Phat Quang Buddhist Club have been out on the streets at nightfall voluntarily mending roads in Vinh, the capital of Nghe An Province in central VietnamAccording to Le Van Duc, the club leader, fractured road surfaces are due to long-term use, creating bumps and holes which pose annoyance and potential dangers for travelers.With a strong desire to curb possible traffic accidents from bad road conditions, the club have been defying nasty weather and public criticisms to pursue their cause. Withstanding obstaclesDuring their ungodly public service hours on a December night, temperatures dropped coupled with drizzles, sending a literal chill down their spines despite any warm clothing.In fact, the ‘dark knights’ are mostly active after 9:00 pm, as the majority of them are high school and college students as well as office workers.The team of more than thirty dedicated young hearts assign tasks accordingly: some in charge of guiding … [Read more...] about ‘Dark knights’ save central Vietnam roads
Vietnam jails Chinese man for stealing over $17k on domestic flight
A Chinese man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing nearly VND400 million (US$17,613) onboard a Vietnamese flight.The Hanoi People’s Court announced the punishment upon Ding Ying Jun, 47, during a trial on Friday evening.Ding was slapped with an eight-year jail term for stealing nearly VND400 million ($17,613) from two passengers on a Ho Chi Minh City- Hanoi flight in April.According to the indictment, Ding arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 15.On the following day, the Chinese man traveled to Hanoi via flight VN 216 operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines. He bought a business class seat.Upon departure, Ding moved to a seat near Le Cao Minh, a passenger from Ho Chi Minh City, and Cu Anh Tuan, a Hanoi resident.About 40 minutes into the journey, Ding opened the luggage shelf and took some VND100 million ($4,403) and $400 from Tuan’s handbag and later stole an envelope containing $13,000 from Minh’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam jails Chinese man for stealing over $17k on domestic flight
Businesses fear added costs as Vietnam eyes new franchise price for airline meals
Airline catering services in Vietnam may soon have to pay VND75,000 – 100,000 (US$3.3 – 4.41) per ration served under a proposed circular on franchising prices of aviation services.The draft regulation, submitted by the Ministry of Transport to the government for review, looks to set a new price bracket for the franchising of a number of aviation services, including the preparation of airline meals.Typically, airlines do not prepare the in-flight meals themselves, but entrust the task to a specialist air catering service, which pays a fixed amount of money per ration of airline meal served – known as franchising price – to airport authorities in order to operate.The same rule applies to other franchised services such as supply of airplane fuel and operation of terminals, cargo warehouses and hangars.Under the new regulation, the franchising price for airline meals range from VND75,000 ($3.3) to VND100,000 ($4.41) per ration.To operate an international terminal, … [Read more...] about Businesses fear added costs as Vietnam eyes new franchise price for airline meals