Cambodia – Da Nang direct air route launched
Angkor Air has launched the first direct flight, which carried 120 passengers from Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh to Da Nang International Airport.
Representatives of the Da Nang Tourism Department's Tourism Promotion Center offered flowers, souvenirs and tourism publications to passengers at the lobby of the international arrival terminal.
An airplane of Angkor Air (Photo: vtv.vn)
The Phnom Penh – Da Nang air route operates 5 flights a week on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, starting from October 27th to December 31st, 2019, and will have 7 flights a week starting from January 1st, 2020.
Flights are scheduled to depart from Phnom Penh at 13h30 and arrive in Da Nang at 14h50 while the returns will take off from Da Nang at 15h40 and land in Phnom Penh at 17h00.
The direct air service officially connects the tourism hubs of Vietnam and Cambodia, meeting the demand for tourist growth of the two countries. It also contributes to affirming Vietnam as a popular destination of Cambodians for tourism, shopping, health care, amusement and entertainment.
Earlier, Cambodian travelers coming to Da Nang had to fly through Ho Chi Minh city. But now, the direct air route helps Cambodians more easily discover not only Da Nang but also surrounding areas of Vietnam.
Announcement about 39 truck deaths released by British Embassy
An announcement on the case in which 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essex county of the UK released by the British Embassy in Hanoi on October 28th.
Mr. Gareth Ward, British Ambassador to Hanoi, said he had a meeting with the Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security to discuss the tragedy.
Photo: Reuters
The ambassador expressed his deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims, although there is no confirmation of the victims’ identities and nationalities. He said he knew that Vietnamese people, both inside the country and in the UK, are worried about their relatives.
According the announcement, the British Embassy and the Ministry of Public Security discussed measures through which both governments can cooperate closely so as to facilitate the identification of the victims.
Earlier, British police told the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK that the process of identifying victims would take time to ensure accuracy as the investigation is going on.
Agro-forestry-fishery exports hit over USD33 billion
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, export and import turnover of agricultural, forestry and seafood products totaled USD59.1 billion from January to October 2019, including USD33.18 billion worth of exports, a year-on-year rise of 1.6%.
Imports of the group were valued at USD25.9 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%.
Photo for illustration (Source: thuonghieucongluan.com.vn)
Thus, agriculture, forestry and fishery enjoyed a surplus of USD7.3 billion, USD664 million higher than the same period last year. So far, the agricultural sector has had 6 groups of products earning export value of over USD2 billion.
MARD reported that forestry products still maintained rapid export growth in the 10 months as they brought home 9.04 billion USD, up 18.8% over a year earlier and accounting for 27.2% of the total.
Some commodities saw strong growth in exports compared to the same period last year, including: rubber 5.6%, tea 14.3%, cinnamon 32%, rattan 40.6%, and livestock products 3.9%.
Meanwhile, shipments of key agricultural products witnessed reduction of 7.4% with USD15.25 billion, making up 46% of the total, and those of seafood decreased 2.4% to USD7.06 billion, making up 21.3% of the total.
The ministry said a strong decrease in export price of several agricultural products like cashew, pepper, rice and coffee was the main factor leading to the fall in revenue in the period.
In the 10 months, exports of fruits and vegetables earned USD2.3 billion, down 1.3%. The decline came from shipment decrease to the Chinese market where authorities have tightened regulations on chemical residue, food safety, and package material requirements.
China remained the biggest importer of Vietnamese agricultural products, accounting for 26.8% of the market share, followed by the US (21.7%), the EU (11.9%) and ASEAN (10.3%)./.