At Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Repairs of
Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s 25R/07L
runway, which is three kilometres long and 46 metres wide, has finished after
nearly six months, according to the Cuu Long Corporation for Investment,
Development and Project Management of Infrastructure.
The runway will undergo a
six-day trial run, from December 15-20, before
officially being put into service on December 31.
The runway’s upgrade project begun in late June this year, around the same time
as a similar one at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
The upgrade project at
Tan Son Nhat, the country’s largest airport, has a total investment of more
Hanoi (VNA) - The
Republic of Korea (RoK) poured about 8.2
million USD into Vietnam’s education sector during the first 11 months of this
year, accounting for 57 percent of the country’s total FDI in the field.
One-third of the total of 112 foreign investors who contributed capital
and purchased shares in educational projects this year were also from the RoK.
Visang Education Inc. invested 3.34 million USD in its subsidiary in
Vietnam, Visang Education Vietnam, making the RoK-based group a leader in FDI
in the country’s education sector.
Le Khac Anh, head of Visang
Education Vietnam’s marketing department,
said there is plenty of space for the company to expand its services in the
The Russian ship is safely towed to port. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A submarine of the
Vietnamese navy rescued a Russian cargo
vessel experiencing engine failure around 120 miles northeast
of Cam Ranh Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on December 9, said spokesperson of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Speaking
at the ministry’s regular press conference, Hang said that the engine on the SOKOL with six crew members on board, stopped on December 9 when the ship was on its course in the East Sea, citing sources from Ministry of Defence and the Command of Naval Region No. 4.
According
He noted that trade between Vietnam and China
has been rising rapidly in recent years, which has greatly contributed to each
country’s economic growth.
Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they have still
recorded strong increases in bilateral trade.
Data from the ministry show that the two
countries’ trade reached 117.09 billion USD during January-November, including
43.145 billion USD of Vietnam’s exports to (up 16 percent year on year) and 73.945
billion USD of imports from China (up 7.9 percent).
Tai attributed this outcome to the strong
resolve of both countries’ governments and business circles, including
contributions by the CAEXPO, which have created conditions for localities and
Moscow (VNA) - Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Yevheniy Yenin spoke highly of the friendship and cooperation of his country and
Vietnam in both bilateral and multilateral aspects while receiving a copy of
the letter of credentials from Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong
Thach on December 16.
Welcoming the newly-accredited ambassador, Yenin said
he would cooperate closely with Thach to further develop bilateral relations.
He emphasised several initiatives from Ukraine to set
up closer relations with ASEAN, and proposed Vietnam continue supporting and
working with the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to speed up the implementation of
these initiatives.
Yenin took the occasion to thank Vietnamese organisations,