First Da Nang - Haneda direct flight launched

First Da Nang - Haneda direct flight launched

The first direct flight between Tokyo’s central airport of Haneda and Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang was welcomed by the Da Nang Department of Tourism and Vietjet Air on October 31^st.

The Da Nang - Tokyo (Haneda) route will operate daily return services from October 30th, 2019.

With a flight time of approximately five hours and thirty minutes per leg, the flight departs Da Nang at 18h10 and lands in Tokyo at 01h00; the return flight departs from Tokyo at 02h30 and arrives in Da Nang at 06:40 (all local times).

Of the four other direct routes between Vietnam and Japan, Vietjet has linked Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi to both Tokyo (Narita) and Osaka.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Vietjet Vice President Nguyen Duc Thinh said: “The new route will help travelers from Japan easily discover phenomenal destinations in central Vietnam such as Da Nang, the ancient town of Hoi An, the former imperial citadel in Hue city, Quang Binh, and many more wonderful places in Vietnam and across the Asian region.”

In return, travelers and local people in central Vietnam can now fly directly to Japan and other destinations throughout the world via Haneda without having to travel to other big cities as in the past.

On this occasion, the carrier also offered VND0 tickets which runs every Saturday from now until 31st March, 2020 at the carrier’s website, and applies to all five routes to Japan.

Vietnamese durian strives to penetrate in Australian market

Vietnamese durians are widely introduced in Australia’s Sydney for the first time, drawing many Australian consumers to come and try the fruit.

More and more Australian people love to eat durian. They mostly consume the fruit from Malaysia and Thailand as the countries have managed to build their durian brands. The same tactic should be applied for the Vietnamese fruit to win the choosy yet potential market.

According to Vietnamese Consulate General in Australia, Australian people’s warm welcome for other Vietnamese fruits signal a great potential for durians.

According to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, it would strive for building a strong brand of Vietnamese durian after the roadshow.

Vietnamese organic cocoa first exported to Japan

The first batch of Vietnamese organic cocoa powder has been shipped to Japan and will be sold in Okinawa and Hamamatsu prefectures.

Vietnam has officially first exported organic cocoa to the Japanese market.

Director of Amazon Food Company Ho Si Bao said that the organic cocoa powder was produced in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

According to him, the company spent three years working with local farmers to develop a cocoa material area meeting the organic standards of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS).

Bao unveiled that another batch of 1,000 chocolate bars will be shipped to Japan in November./.