VOV.VN - 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.

Vietnam needs to have an appropriate strategy to promote the development of air logistics and tap its large potential, experts have said.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a set of badges for identifying the vehicles serving the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

About 80-90% of fixed-route transport firms have adjusted their fares up by 10-15% to offset mounting fuel costs, according to a Ministry of Transport (MoT) report submitted to the Prime Minister, assessing the impact of higher fuel prices.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently submitted to the Ministry of Transport for appraisal and approval four investment projects on building and operating aircraft maintenance workshops at Long Thanh International Airport with a total investment of more than US$119.7 million.

The Trung Luong-My Thuan Highway, an important route in the Mekong Delta, was inaugurated on April 27.

Ten new ports have been added to the list of Vietnamese seaports, bringing the total number nationwide to 296.

VOV.VN - Vice Minister for Foreign Economic Relations of the Netherlands Hanneke Schuiling is paying a visit to Vietnam from April 25 to April 26 to promote economic co-operation between the two governments, according to the Netherlands Embassy in Vietnam.

For each container of woodwork shipped from the Cat Lai port in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the United States, exporters have to pay up to US$25,000.

The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a proposal on investment policy for a project on developing inland waterway and logistics corridors in southern Vietnam.