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| Flights from Can Tho City to Phu Quoc Island to resume in October (Photo: VNA) |
Accordingly, there will be five round-trip flights per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with Can Tho - Phu Quoc flights to depart at 10:40, while the Phu Quoc - Can Tho leg at 12:15, said the Southern Airport Authority.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate such flights, using ATR 72 aircraft.
As the only Vietnamese airline to run the route, Bamboo Airways has suspended the service since November 2023. It has also halted a series of domestic and international routes since the month.
A representative of the authority said the resumption is expected to contribute to promoting tourism and trade between the two localities.
Can Tho International Airport is currently serving domestic flights to Hanoi, the central city of Da Nang, the northern port city of Hai Phong, and Con Dao island off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and VASCO.
Vietnamese exhibitors impress at CAEXPO 2024
Vietnam continues to be one of the largest exhibitors at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), second only to the host country, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
The ongoing participation at the expo, held in Nanning city, China’s Guangxi province from September 24-28, highlights Vietnam's growing efforts to penetrate deeper into the Chinese and ASEAN markets.
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| Vietnam's national pavilion spans 160 square metres at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO). (Photo: VNA) |
Spanning 160 square metres, its national pavilion, themed "beautiful city," showcases Ho Chi Minh City, promoting both the southern economic hub’s and Vietnam’s trade, investment, cultural, and tourism potential.
The Southeast Asian country is also running a 5,000-square-metre commercial space. Around 120 Vietnamese businesses are operating nearly 200 booths there, displaying farm produce, processed foods, footwear, household items, textiles, furniture, and handicrafts.
Hoang Thanh Thuy, International Sales Director of Vietnam's TH Group, shared that at the fair, the company is not only promoting its well-established dairy products in the Chinese market but also introducing new regional specialties like dried fruits and herbal teas.
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Vietnam's high-quality products are displayed at the Expo (Photo: VNA)
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Hong Tam, from the Ea Sup poverty reduction cooperative in the Vietnamese Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, said the cooperative aims to introduce its products, expand distribution, and raise Vietnam’s brand recognition through sustainable and high-quality products during its first participation at CAEXPO./.
VNPT set to become trailblazer in researching 6G technology
The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is poised to pioneer researching 6G to help the country apply this technology at an early date, said the Vietnam News Agency.
This is part of the firm’s development strategy until 2030 with a vision to 2035, recently approved by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc.
According to the strategy, the general goal is to continue developing the group into a strong, dynamic, efficient, and modern State-run enterprise capable of competing with others in the country and the world and properly delivering public services, thus contributing to socio-economic development, national defence, and security.
The firm is set to turn itself into a technology group focusing on digital infrastructure, digital technology, and digital services while possessing and operating the key platforms and facilities of the national digital infrastructure. It will strive to become a pioneering innovator that masters digital technology and provides a digital ecosystem for every socio-economic aspect.
The VNPT will develop platforms supplying core digital technologies, including the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and cybersecurity, as an essential service that acts as important soft infrastructure providing services.
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| A VNPT office in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) |
It will also research and apply new technologies for realising the broadband internet access network, along with open network technologies, cloud native/cloud edge, network automation/autonomous network, along with wireless network access technologies, according to the strategy.
In addition, the group is set to develop 5G infrastructure on the basis of the 4G network, increase sharing telecoms infrastructure with other telecoms businesses, and pioneer researching 6G to help the country become one of those applying this technology early in the world.
By 2025, it will develop into a key enterprise of the country, successfully transforming from a traditional telecoms business into a technology firm, and mastering some important platforms guiding the national digital transformation.
By 2030, the group is to become a smart, dynamic, and efficient digital technology business that plays an important role in Vietnam’s national digital map while successfully entering regional and international markets.
And by 2035, it will establish itself as a platform for all clients, possess ecosystems of all services, and supply a high-quality, smart, and trustworthy transmission network aligned with leading digital platforms in Vietnam and the region, the strategy notes.
Anex Vietnam to bring travellers from Poland to Khanh Hoa through charter flight
Nguyen Duc Tan, General Director of Anex Vietnam Travel and Trading Co., Ltd., said on September 26 that it will cooperate alongside SkyUp Airlines to conduct charter flights in order to carry travelers from Poland to the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, Radio the Voice of Vietnam said.
The first flight is scheduled to depart from Warszawa Airport and head to Cam Ranh International Airport on January 29, 2025.
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Anex Vietnam will bring travellers from Poland to Khanh Hoa through charter flights
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Tan stated that there will be three flights running per month, with each flight transporting some 500 to 531 passengers. The passengers will stay for nine days or more at three to five star hotels in the province.
Anex Vietnam, which offers inbound services to international visitors, have teamed up with domestic and foreign airlines to conduct a number of flights to Vietnam.
Recently, the company revealed that it will kick off a program called ‘Anex Central Asia - Tropical Sense Workshop in Vietnam 2024’, aiming to spur local tourism promotion and provide international sales agents from Kazakhstan and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with a greater understanding of the province’s tourism products and strengths./.