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| Vietnam Airlines to increase flight frequency between Vietnam and UK (Source: VOV) |
At present, the Hanoi-London route sees three flights fly per week, with aircraft departing on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Meanwhile, the carrier has increased the number of flights on the Ho Chi Minh City - London route to two per weeks on Fridays and Saturdays.
From October, the airline will increase the frequency of flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to the UK to four and three weekday flights, respectively.
Phan The Thang, head of Vietnam Airlines' branch in the UK, said that since the first regular flight between the UK and Vietnam in January 25, 2022, after a gap of almost two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the airline has served 111,000 passengers on the routes.
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| National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (Source: hanoimoi.vn) |
Thang also revealed in the first six months of this year, the airline witnessed a 5.5-fold increase in passenger transport revenue compared to the same period from last year.
With the operation of every-day flights to London starting from this winter, Vietnam Airlines hopes to soon achieve its pre-pandemic operation target, said Thang.
Vietnam Airlines’ first flight to the UK landed at Gatwick Airport on November 9, 2011, before its operations switched to Heathrow in 2015.
On December 1, 2015, Vietnam Airlines began using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for its UK flights, becoming the first carrier in Southeast Asia to fly directly to Europe on this new aircraft.
HCM City’s museums pilot audio exhibit spaces
According to VNA, the French Embassy in Vietnam and the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on July 5 to inaugurate two audio exhibit spaces, and handed them over to the Museum of HCM City and the Southern Women’s Museum.
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| Story cabins are sound devices accessible to all visitors. (Photo: tuoitre.vn) |
The concept of audio exhibit spaces, also known as “story cabins”, was originally conceived by the Confluences Museum in Lyon, France. Vietnam is the first country where France has implemented this model.
Story cabins are sound devices accessible to all visitors. There is a control screen inside each cabin, allowing users to choose presentations for four outstanding artifacts displayed at the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, the Southern Women’s Museum, the History Museum of HCM City and the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.
Doan Thi Trang, Deputy Director of the Museum of HCM City, said that her museum plans to add more artifact presentations to these cabins in the near future in order to attract more visitors.
The initiative is part of the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects (FSPI) supported by the French Embassy in Vietnam and the Consulate General of France in HCM City.
Hélène Lafont-Couturier, Director of the Confluences Museum, said she hopes the new devices will bring an interesting experience to Vietnamese people.
Tran The Thuan, Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, said that the application of technology is an indispensable part of the digital transformation roadmap in all fields in the city, including the museum system.
Heatwave grips Vietnam, temperatures set to rise past 39℃
Meteorologists are warning of one of the most intense heat waves that has been gripping parts of the northern and north-central regions of Vietnam, with daytime temperatures set to soar past 39℃, reported VOV.
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| People hitting the concrete or asphalted road can feel the heat of 42-45℃. (Source: VOV) |
The heat wave that has been baking the northern and north-central regions for the past few days is forecast to reach its peak on July 7 – 8 before subsiding a bit the following days.
According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the northern mountainous and midland areas are anticipated to record high temperatures of 35-38℃.
Meanwhile, the northern plain, and localities stretching from Thanh Hoa to Phu Yen are poised to experience extremely baking heat as the daytime temperatures are likely to reach 36-39℃ or even more than 39℃. Relative humidity is forecast to drop to a low of 45%.
The capital city of Hanoi is among localities that will endure the extreme heat this time, with daytime temperatures set to rise to 39℃ on both July 7 and July 8. The sweltering heat is forecast to last from 10am to 6pm. People hitting the concrete or asphalted road can feel the heat of 42-45℃.
This heat wave is expected to expand across the northern and north-central regions throughout the weekend and last until early next week before it will ease just after July 13.
Meteorologists say the average temperature in July 2023 in all regions across Vietnam is forecast to be about 0.5℃ higher than the average of previous years. Particularly, it will be 0.5-1.0 higher than the average recorded in the northern and north-central regions.
The hot weather is said to affect the northern midland and northern plain in the first 10-15 days of the month and may last longer in the northern and north-central regions.
In July 2023, one or two storms and tropical depressions are likely to form in the East Sea and may affect the northern and north-central regions.
Korean guitarist to return for first Vietnam performance in five years
Sungha Jung Live in Vietnam 2023 will be held across the country this July to mark the return of the Korean guitarist after five years.
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| Korean guitarist to return for first Vietnam performance in five years (Source: VOV) |
He is set to undergo a tour at the Vietnam Youth Theatre in Hanoi on July 14, the VOH Music One Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15, and the Nguyen Hien Dinh theatre in Da Nang City on July 16, reported VOV.
The talented guitarist will cover Vietnamese hit “See tình” that was well performed by singer Hoang Thuy Linh and has gone viral in Asia.
A Korean prodigy who started playing the guitar at the age of five, Jung has become renowned for his talent, achieving 991 million views on YouTube with over and over three million subscribers since April 2015.
His career has seen him win 15 YouTube awards, including six No 1 awards. He has also composed and arranged many songs in diverse styles and has released eight albums, including his latest Mixtape which was released in May.
The guitarist started playing the instrument when he was a child while watching his father playing. After being taught the basics by his father, Jung went on to further develop his skills by trying to play whatever he heard or by studying videos online.
He first discovered his interest in the fingerstyle guitar when he heard famous Japanese guitarist Kotaro Oshio using this special technique, with the strings being plucked with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to the fingers.
Jung’s cover of The Pirates of the Caribbean theme song, which has amassed over 49 million views on YouTube, made him an Internet sensation when he was just 12 years old.
This year marks the sixth time that the Wind Strings Music Company and Vietnam Fingerstyle Guitar Organization (VNFS) have co-organised a tour of Vietnam, aiming to develop guitar fingerstyle in the country.