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The Sriwijaya Air flight, coded SJ182, crashed into the sea on January 9 just minutes after taking off from Indonesia s capital Jakarta. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation
Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) stands ready to support its Indonesian counterpart
with regard to the recent
In a letter sent to the Indonesian Civil Aviation
Authority on January 11, head of the CAAV Dinh Viet Thang expressed his deepest
sympathy to the bereaved and hoped that the Indonesian agency will soon
determine the cause of the accident.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Pham Binh Minh on January 10 sent a message of condolences to
VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 31
31/12/2020 09:49 GMT+7
Legal proceedings started against case of COVID-19 Patient 1440
Director of An Giang province’s Department of Public Security, Col. Dinh Van Noi, announced on December 30 that the department’s Investigation Security Agency has issued a decision to begin legal proceedings in a case of organising illegal entry into Vietnam in the local district of An Phu on December 24.
Noi said that the investigation detected signs of criminal activity in the case, and decided to commence legal proceedings to expand investigations.
The province’s Department of Public Security is coordinating with the provincial Border Guard and An Phu district authorities in catching those that helped COVID-19 Patient 1440 illegally enter Vietnam.
Vietnam’s sixth carrier to take off in mid-January
By Anh Tu December 28, 2020 | 10:32 am GMT+7
Vietravel Airlines Airbus A321CEO plane lands at Phu Bai Airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province, December 5 2020. Photo courtesy of Vietravel Airlines.
Vietravel Airlines, Vietnam’s sixth carrier, has received permission to fly aircraft for commercial purposes, and plans to begin operations in mid-January.
It
received the aircraft operator certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) last week, the last permit it needed to fly.
Vietravel would start selling tickets in January, Vu Duc Bien, its general director, said. It targets breaking even in its second year of operations, he said.
2020 and Covid-19: Vietnamese economy down but not out
By Dat Nguyen December 25, 2020 | 08:00 am GMT+7
A man walks past a closed shop in Hanoi on April 13, 2020 amid a nation-wide social distancing campaign to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh.
Covid-19 crippled key sectors and the economy plunged in 2020, but Vietnam expects to make a strong recovery after managing the pandemic effectively. 2020 has been a particularly difficult year for Vietnam with most sectors, especially services and manufacturing, suffering Covid-19 impacts. This has resulted in dwindling GDP growth, said economist Le Dang Doanh.
The country began the year with a 6.8 percent GDP growth target after growing by more than 7 percent the previous two years, but the Covid-19 pandemic pushed most targets beyond reach.
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25/12/2020 09:45 GMT+7
Spreading love in Christmas time
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Another Christmas season has come. This year Christmas is special due to impacts of COVID-19. However, Vietnam has been praised for its efforts in controlling the epidemic outbreak, helping bring a safe and happy Christmas to everyone in the country.
Christmas atmosphere is filled on many streets and places in the capital city with dazzling and colorful Christmas trees, along with thousands of sparkling lights, bringing a warm and happy Christmas to everybody.