Flights connect Vietnam and Japan, RoK to be resumed

Wednesday, 11/05/2022 21:25
Vietnam Airlines will increase its flight frequency on eight air routes linking Vietnam with Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) starting May 15.

Photo for illustration (Source: tienphong.vn)

Three routes to the RoK will be resumed from June 1.

According to the Vietnam News Agency, routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with Japan’s Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya each will see up to two new flights per week.

Flights from/to Da Nang and Tokyo will take to the skies again from July 1.

As the result, the carrier will operate 25-30 weekly flights from Hanoi and HCM City to major cities of Japan.

Vietnam Airlines will add 3-4 flights per week into routes linking Hanoi and HCM City with Seoul capital city of the RoK from May 15.

It is to resume the Hanoi-Busan and Da Nang-Seoul routes from June 1, and the HCM City-Busan a month later.

Wide-body Boeing 787 aircraft will be used on the routes.

On the occasion, the airline will roll out promotional tickets in routes from/to Hanoi-Busan, Da Nang-Seoul for flights departing from June 1 to the end of this year.

TH Group founder in Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen list

Thai Huong, chairwoman of TH Group, is the first and only Vietnamese representative to be listed among the top 10 of Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen.

Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen is a non-profit project launched by CSRWorks International, Singapore’s most trusted name in sustainability consulting, training, and thought leadership.

Chairwoman of TH Group Thai Huong (Photo: tuoitre.vn)

The purpose of the scheme is to recognise and honour the contribution of exceptional women leaders who are driving change with the goal of making the world a better place, reported by the Voice of Vietnam.

Under Huong’s leadership, TH Group has been implementing a range of ventures, and a US$1.2 billion project in Nghe An province is the group’s biggest in Vietnam. The site features a state-of-the-art dairy cow farm and fresh milk production plant that is capable of churning out 500,000 tonnes of fresh milk annually.

The project has been recognised as "The most concentrated large-scale, high-tech dairy cow production project in the world” by the Asian Book of Records. It has received the Enterprise with High-tech Application Certificate from the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

After deploying the Nghe An project, TH Group is now carrying out similar projects on a small scale in many localities nationwide, such as Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Thanh Hoa, Phu Yen, Kon Tum, and Soc Trang. All of its dairy farms supply fresh and clean milk for domestic consumption and for export to markets such as China and Cambodia.

Furthermore, TH Group is also developing a concentrated high-tech dairy cow production project in Russia, with total investment capital reaching US$2.7 billion.

Executive Huong has been presented with a number of domestic and international prizes, including the Hero of Labour in the Renovation period, the Gulfood Outstanding Achievement Award, and the "ASEAN empowering woman" by World Knowledge Forum 2019.

She has also been given other awards and titles such as the Global Trade Ambassador Award, the Asia Responsible Enterprise Award, Forbes 50 Over 50: Asia 2022, Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2018 Stevie Awards, Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurs APEA’s Enterprise 2018, and the most inspirational leader of the year by IFM International Finance 2018.

International passengers increase by over 500% in Q1

Vietnamese airports welcomed a total of 232,000 international passengers during the first quarter of the year, marking an increase of 502% against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Photo for illustration (Source: VOV)

According to the Voice of Vietnam, April alone saw airlines operate a total of 30,000 flights, representing a decline of 2.4% compared to last year’s corresponding period.

Furthermore, airports across the country welcomed 6.6 million passengers, including 232,000 international arrivals, representing an annual drop of 14.3%.

Compared to the same period from last year, the number of international passengers using local airlines also picked up 214.7%, while domestic passengers dropped slightly by 18.2%.

With regard to freight transport in April, the volume of goods through Vietnamese airports surged by 18.4% to reach 140,700 tonnes. Of the figure, international cargo volume also soared by 45.3% to 117,700 tonnes, while the volume of domestic goods hit 23,000 tonnes, down 39.1%.

Following the rise in the number of international passengers, Vietnamese airlines have recently increased the number of flights on offer and have also moved to restore international air routes.

Photo for illustration (Source: VGP)

Most recently, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines unveiled that it will seek to increase the frequency of flights on eight routes to Japan and the Republic of Korea from May 15, while simultaneously restoring three routes to the Republic of Korea from June 1.

EU adopts equivalence decisions for COVID-19 certificates issued by Vietnam

The European Commission (EC) has recognised the digital COVID-19 certificates of Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles as equivalent to the EU COVID Certificates issued by authorities in the EU countries.

These three countries will therefore be connected to the EU system and the EU will accept their COVID-19 certificates under the same conditions as its own Digital COVID Certificate. This means that passengers from the three countries will be permitted to enter the bloc under the same rules as those who hold EU Digital COVID-19 certificates, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Photo for illustration (Source: VNA)

At the same time, all the three countries have decided to accept the EU Digital COVID-19 certificates.

With the accession of Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles, the number of countries and territories connected to the EU system has increased to 67, said European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders.

He also expressed his delight that the pandemic situation is improving and the certificate remains a useful tool for many destinations, for example, in case of testing requirements.

According to the announcement published by the EC, the decision will take effect starting from May 11./.

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