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Hanoi air hub faces laser threats as police search for culprit
Several aircraft approaching Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi since early June have had their safety threatened by laser beams from unknown sources directed at their cockpits, according to a recent report by the Vietnamese aviation watchdog.
Facility allegedly responsible for farm-raised fish deaths in southern Vietnam
A food processing facility in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Thuan was discovered to have been releasing wastewater into the ocean, following the death of nearly 4,000 farm-raised fish on June 22-23.
Get off the beaten path with these hi-capacity bike taxis in central Vietnam
Tours provided by all-terrain, high-capacity motorbike taxi riders, or ‘easy riders,’ based in Hoi An City in central Vietnam, have delighted an increasing number of tourists, particularly foreign backpackers, in recent years.
Hanoi calls for private funding to renovate run-down living quarters
The People’s Committee of Hanoi is seeking over VND316 trillion (US$14.11 billion) in capital from private investors to fund its renovation of ten run-down collective living quarters in the city.
Vietnam’s royal treasures on display at Hanoi museum
Several invaluable royal treasures of the Nguyen Dynasty that reigned over Vietnam during the 19th and early 20th centuries are now on view at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi.
Documentary highlights plight of forgotten Vietnamese in France
A veteran Vietnamese-French film director has screened the latest part of his ‘trilogy’ depicting enslaved Vietnamese laborers in France during the 14th and 15th centuries in Hanoi last week.
Vietnamese dubbed ‘son of forest’ runs 150km for environment
A Vietnamese university student has completed a 150 kilometer run from Ho Chi Minh City to a national park in the southern province of Dong Nai to raise awareness of deforestation.
Chinese manipulate market in Vietnam’s dragon fruit hub
The dragon fruit market in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, home to Vietnam’s largest area of the delicious tropical fruit, is now fully controlled by Chinese nationals, who work behind local confidants to manipulate supply and prices.
Vietjet offers 100,000 zero-fare tickets for int’l services
Low-cost carrier Vietjet is poised to launch yet another zero-fare promotion campaign next week, with 100,000 tickets priced only from US$0 up for grab.
Vietnam sends 760 people to look for 2 missing planes, 9 military personnel
As of June 18, more than 750 military personnel have been dispatched to search for a coast guard aircraft that disappeared during a search mission for the missing pilot of a crashed Russian-made fighter jet earlier this week.