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| A Vietjet airplane (Photo courtesy of Vietjet) |
From July 15, with seven return flights every week, passengers can easily travel between Ho Chi Minh City and Haneda Airport - the largest airport in Japan and one of the top in Asia. The airport is located less than 30 minutes from central Tokyo and is one of the largest transit points from Asia to western countries through an extensive domestic and international flight network.
Flights from HCM City to Tokyo (Haneda) depart at 17:00 and arrive at 1:00 the next day (local time). Flights from Tokyo (Haneda) to HCM City depart at 12:00 and arrive at 16:10 (local time).
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| First passengers on flights connecting HCM City and Tokyo (Haneda Airport) receive a warm welcome along with special souvenirs. (Photo courtesy of Vietjet) |
From now until December 31, passengers have an opportunity to hunt tickets to fly to Tokyo and other Vietjet international routes on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The tickets, going for zero Vietnamese dong, can be found at www.vietjetair.com and the Vietjet Air mobile app, with flexible flight schedules from August 10, 2023, to March 31, 2024.
Passengers also can accumulate bonus SkyPoints on each flight to redeem vouchers for Vietjet and services from 250 favourite brands of dining, resort, and shopping in Vietnam via SkyJoy mobile app or https://skyjoy.vietjetair.com/
HCM City - Tokyo (Haneda) is Vietjet's second route, after HCM City - Tokyo (Narita), connecting HCM City.
Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others.
All five Vietnamese students win medals at International Physics Olympiad
All five Vietnamese students have brought home medals, including two golds, two silvers and one bronze medals, from the 53rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2023 held in Japan from July 10-17, reported Vietnam News Agency.
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| All five Vietnamese students participating in the 53rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2023 held in Japan from July 10-17 have brought home medals. (Photo: VNA) |
The two gold medals went to 12th grader Nguyen Tuan Phong from Bac Ninh province, and 11th grader Vo Hoang Hai from Hanoi.
The two silver medals were won by 12th grader Nguyen Tuan Duong of Hai Phong city and 12th grader Le Viet Hoang Anh of Thanh Hoa province.
The only bronze medal was taken by 12th grader Phan The Manh from Bac Ninh province.
IPhO 2023 is considered the biggest of its kind as it has attracted 398 students from 84 countries and territories across the world.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at 09:30 (Japan time) on July 17.
Vietnam plans mass evacuation as typhoon TALIM looms
Northern provinces of Vietnam have developed plans to evacuate approximately 30,000 ahead of the landfall of typhoon TALIM due on July 18, reported the Voice of Vietnam.
Northern localities have planned to evacuate approximately 30,000 residents from danger areas ahead of the landfall of typhoon TALIM.
The Red River Delta province of Thai Binh is expected to temporarily relocate 19,000 residents from danger areas, including flood-prone areas, fishing cages and aquaculture watchtowers.
The port city of Hai Phong and the border province of Quang Ninh, that are forecast to bear the brunt of the typhoon, are poised to move 8,700 and 700 residents respectively to high ground.
Other localities such as Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh are anticipated to evacuate thousands of local residents before the typhoon makes landfall.
The Border Guard Command reported on July 17 it has informed and directed 52,188 vessels with more than 226,000 people on board to either seek storm shelters or move ashore.
There are currently no vessels operating in the danger zone, said the Border Guard Command.
Coastal localities such as Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Thai Binh have released a ban for vessels from setting sail, starting at 12:00 July 17.
Typhoon TALIM, that has formed from a tropical depression and strengthened grades for the past 36 hours, is now swirling across the northern part of the East Sea.
The typhoon with maximum sustained winds of up to 120kph is forecast to strike the northern coast of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong at 16:00 July 18.
In the next 12 to 24 hours, TALIM will move further inland, weaken into a tropical depression and dissipate in the northern mountainous region.
Northern localities are expected to endure a long spell of rain from July 17 to July 20, with widespread rainfall totaling 200-400mm or even 500mm in some parts.
According to the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting, heavy rainfall will persist into the end of the week.
Speaking at an urgent meeting in Hanoi on July 17, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang appreciated localities adopting prompt response measures but warned there is no room for complacency as it is a powerful storm to hit northern localities for the past few years.
He asked localities from Quang Ninh to Nghe An to stick to the Prime Minister’s July 16 telegram on response measures, and said “Our ultimate goal is to ensure no loss of life and minimize damage to property.”
Vietnamese women's relay team bag gold at Asian Athletics Championships
Vietnamese athletes Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Hoang Thi Minh Hanh, Nguyen Thi Huyen, and Nguyen Thi Hang won a gold medal in the women’s 4x400 relay event at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, reported Vietnam News Agency.
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| Vietnam won the women’s 4x400 m relay gold medal at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand on July 16. (Photo: thethao.sggp.org.vn) |
Huyen's good performance in the third run helped the Vietnamese team set a record with a time of 3 minutes and 32.36 seconds.
The Sri Lankan team finished second with a time of 3 minutes 33.27 seconds and India ranked third, reaching the finish line after 3 minutes and 33.73 seconds.
The Vietnamese athletes had also secured a gold medal in the same event at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May with a time of 3 minutes 33.05 seconds.
After four days of competition, the Vietnamese team won a gold and a bronze at the championships. Nguyen Thi Huong secured the bronze medal in the women's triple jump.
The 2023 Asian Athletics Championships took place from July 12-16 at Thailand's Suphachalasai Stadium with the participation of athletes from more than 40 countries. The tournament is considered to be one of the qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris./.