Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and officers of Division 361 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected combat readiness and conveyed New Year wishes to officers and soldiers at Division 361 under the Air Defence-Air Force in Hanoi on February 8. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the working session with Division 361 (Photo: VNA) He required the Vietnam People's Army to build a revolutionary, regular, elite and gradually modern army, towards building an elite and strong army by 2030 to firmly safeguard national independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity in all cases. VNA … [Read more...] about PM makes pre-Tet visit to Hanoi air defence division
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Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report
JAKARTA -- Indonesia’s air accident investigator will brief relatives of the 62 victims of last month’s Sriwijaya Air crash in Jakarta on Wednesday morning ahead of the release of a preliminary report in the afternoon, a family member told Reuters. The briefing follows one held for families on Tuesday in Pontianak, the doomed flight’s destination, and comes as divers search for the missing memory unit from the plane’s cockpit voice recorder. The 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 jet crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta, marking Indonesia’s third major airline crash in just over six years and shining a spotlight on the country’s poor air safety record. Rafik Alaydrus, whose wife died in the crash, said investigators on Tuesday told family members that the cause had not been determined but that various factors, including the plane’s autothrottle system, were being investigated. “For family of victims, we do not understand about technical issues,” he said. … [Read more...] about Indonesian authorities to brief relatives before releasing Sriwijaya Air crash preliminary report
College documentary relives Vietnam Air Force’s first air battle
A private university in Da Nang recently premiered a historical documentary on an iconic 1965 air battle between the Vietnamese and U.S. forces in north-central Vietnam. “Vietnam Air War: The First Swallows” is a 50-minute two-part documentary featuring the Battle of Ham Rong in Thanh Hoa Province on April 4, 1965. It was the Vietnam People’s Air Force’s first air battle in defense against airstrikes from U.S. Naval Air Forces. Dr. Le Nguyen Bao, president of Duy Tan University and director of the documentary, said he led a team of over 20 people to found Silver Swallows Studio and worked for five years on this first major project. 3D modeling technology was used to recreate the historic battle where outnumbered Vietnamese forces were able to defend the Ham Rong Bridge in Thanh Hoa, which was vital to wartime transportation, against U.S. strikes. At the time of the battle, Vietnamese pilots had less than 200 flying hours and were operating four obsolete MiG-17 fighter … [Read more...] about College documentary relives Vietnam Air Force’s first air battle
Air pollution and Covid-19 pandemic have no combined negative effects
The Hanoitimes - Air pollution and Covid epidemic -19 are two separate issues with completely different causes and impacts. Even though happening at the same time, there is unlikely a combination of effects of air pollution and the Covid-19 pandemic on people's health, Kinh Te & Do Thi quoted Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection Pham Ngoc Dang as saying. Illustrative photo. Photo: Reuters Dang said that air pollution and the Covid-19 epidemic are two separate issues with completely different causes and impacts. People would be infected with the virus and get sick, no matter how the air quality is. Conversely, air pollution is not conducive to virus infection. "Looking from a positive angle, air pollution discourages people from going out, which is appropriate to avoid coronavirus propagation,” Dang said. In particular, about 1.4 million people aged 60 and older live in Hanoi who are advised against outdoor … [Read more...] about Air pollution and Covid-19 pandemic have no combined negative effects
Vietnam must control and forecast air quality by 2025: PM directive
The Hanoitimes - With air quality in major cities in Vietnam worsening over the years, now is the time to actively implement the plan and take bolder actions. Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) must improve its capacity to control, warn and forecast air quality across the country by 2025, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said in a directive. Citizens of Hanoi, HCMC and other big cities in Vietnam are suffocated by heavily polluted air in the streets. Photo: Pham Hung. The MONRE will focus on reviewing and completing the system of national regulations and standards on environment applicable to industrial emissions and emissions from road motor vehicles in Vietnam. The ministry has to take lead in formulating, issuing criteria and certifying eco-labels for environmentally-friendly transportation vehicles and services. The MONRE has been instructed to create national standards for vehicle emissions and suggest how they might be … [Read more...] about Vietnam must control and forecast air quality by 2025: PM directive