HA NOI — Vietnam Airlines plans to add six additional flights to the Ha Noi - Nha Trang route, four flights to the HCM City - Nha Trang route and ten flights to the HCM City - Phu Quoc link.
This move aims to meet the greater demand on travelling during the National Day holiday.
The carrier will use larger planes for the extended routes, including Airbus 320/321 and AT7, which will provide more capacity during the busy holiday period.
Gas prices rise by VND14,000-15,000
HA NOI –- The retail price of cooking gas on the domestic market increased yesterday by VND14,000-15,000 to VND258,000 per 12-kilo canister.
This is the second time domestic cooking gas prices have increased within the last ten days, due to a US$55 per tonne price-rise on the global market last month.
Thai-Viet Company to build $50m factory
NINH THUAN — Thai-Viet Bio-ethanol Company received a license early this week to build a factory to produce ethanol, fertilisers and animal feeds. The factory, located in the central province of Ninh Thuan, has an investment capital of VND950 billion (US$50 million).
It is slated to start construction in 2011 and come into operation in early 2013. The plant is expected to produce 60 million tonnes of ethanol per year for export and domestic demand.
The company also plans to establish an R&D centre in the province's Phuoc Nam Industrial Park to support the factory's construction and operation.
SP-PSA Port reports record productivity
HCM CITY — The SP-PSA International Port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has gained record productivity for one container vessel, with an average discharge rate of 106 containers per hour.
The port discharged a record 5,174 TEU from a container ship called the APS Iris, which belongs to APL-NOL, a US marine transport company. The ship has direct weekly service from and to West Coast and Vung Tau.
Managers of APL-NOL and the port expect that the high productivity rate will raise the confidence of both the port's and ship's customers.
The province's Cai Mep Thi Vai estuary has many deep seaport development projects in progress. SP-PSA port, the first deep-sea container terminal operating, has a 600m-berth and a sea depth of 14.5m. — VNS
