Day: April 29, 2022

April international arrivals in Vietnam soared 2.4 times from March and 5.2 percent from the same period last year thanks to the country’s tourism reopening and international flight resumption, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

In the first four months of this year, the number of foreigners arriving in Vietnam neared 192,400, an annual rise of 184.7 percent. Of the total, 88.6 percent came by air, increasing close to four times from 2021.

During the period, tourism revenue from lodging-food and transport services grew by 5.2 percent and 10.5 percent on-year, respectively.

In May, Vietnam will host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with the participation of all the 11 regional countries that are sending large delegations of athletes, officials and reporters.

Ramping up related communications preparations, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) considers the tournament the first big event of the region after two years being impacted by COVID-19. It has urged the entire sector to spare no efforts toward the overall success of SEA Games 31 and the regional and global promotion of Vietnam’s image./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Hanoi Police on April 29 launched a campaign to maintain security and social order during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region’s biggest sport events.

According to Nguyen Hai Trung, Director of the Hanoi Police, forces and vehicles are ready to ensure the absolute security and safety of the Games.

Specialised police groups will be deployed in places where the tournament’s events will take place to proactively prevent and combat crimes.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung asked the Hanoi Police to closely coordinate with relevant agencies to ensure security for the opening and closing ceremonies of SEA Games 31.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang, who is also head of the sub-committee responsible for security and order of SEA Games 31, asked the Hanoi Police to collaborate with other forces of the ministry to carry out traffic control measures at the Games’ venues.

SEA Games 31 will be held in Hanoi and 11 provinces and centrally-run cities on May 12-23. It will feature 40 sports with 526 events, attracting around 10,000 participants.

The biennial event was initially slated for late 2021 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

More than 220 tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) landed in the port city of Da Nang on April 29.

They were on board the flight VJ879 operated by budget carrier Vietjet Air, which departed from RoK’s Incheon International Airport. Right upon their arrival in the Da Nang International Airport, they were welcomed by local authorities.

Seo Ji-young, a tourist on the flight, said that she was very happy and surprised when she was welcomed by Vietnamese friends and received a very cute gift.

Seo said that this was the first time she had come to Da Nang, adding that she would stay here for four days to visit the local attractions.

Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Nguyen Xuan Binh said that the RoK had been Da Nang’s leading tourist market before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the restoration of this market is of great significance to the city. Vietjet Air is the carrier that pioneers in connecting Da Nang with the RoK after more than two years of hiatus due to the pandemic.

Starting from April 28, Vietjet Air operates six flights a week between Da Nang and Incheon./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The number of passengers at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports reached a record on April 29, a day before a four-day holiday.

To Tu Ha, director of Noi Bai International Airport said it is expected to handle 549 flights on April 29.

The number of travellers at the airport is projected to hit a record of 75,000, surpassing the figure on April 30, 2019 – before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, adding that the number of visitors to the airport would be 70,000 on the following day (April 30).

Passengers are encouraged to check themselves at selfservice kiosks to avoid missing flights at peak hours.

Meanwhile, a representative at Tan Son Nhat International Airport said it is expected to receive over 100,000 visitors on April 29. He attributed the sharp increase in the number of passengers to a rise in flight frequency and customers’ demand during the holiday.

From April 29 to May 4, there will be approximately 700 flights to and from Tan Son Nhat airport daily on average, according to the Southern Airport Authority.

The number of travellers at the airport is projected at about 105,000, including about 13,000 foreigners. From May 3 to May 4, about 60,000 domestic tourists from provinces are expected to return to Tan Son Nhat airport per day.

The airport authority has requested airlines and related agencies to deploy more personnel during the holiday to ensure smooth movement of people and vehicles.

About 100 volunteers have been mobilised at the airport to facilitate check-in procedure and security check during the period./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Work on construction of the President Ho Chi Minh Monument began on April 29 in Phu Quoc city, the southern province of Kien Giang.

Covering 7.45 hectares in Duong Dong ward, the monument site includes an 18m-tall statue of President Ho Chi Minh, a 63m-long mural sculpture, a memorial space of the President, and other auxiliary facilities.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Secretary of the Kien Giang provincial Party Committee Do Thanh Binh said that the work is designed and is built to honour the great service of President Ho Chi Minh – the hero of national liberation and a great man of culture.

On this occasion, Kien Giang inaugurated the Martyrs’ Temple in Phu Quoc city./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

An official of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) mentioned measures for cracking down on fake news while another from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) highlighted ways to ensure the transparency of the financial, stock, and bond markets at the Government’s monthly press conference on April 29.

Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of the MPS Office, said the Prime Minister, the MoF, and the State Securities Commission recently issued directions for the settlement of fake news in not only the stock market but also many other aspects in society.

The MPS has ordered its departments and police of localities nationwide to step up preventing and prosecuting the persons who spread fake or unverified information and to take different measures, from administrative to criminal ones, to deal with the problem, he noted.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said authorities are investigating the recent wrongdoings in the stock and bond markets and will release satisfactory conclusions in the coming time.

Underlining the necessity to perfect legal frameworks and the operation of markets, he said his ministry will immediately review the regulations relevant to bonds, the Enterprise Law, and others so as to propose the Government amend Decree No. 153/2020/ND-CP on the private placement of corporate bonds, thereby matching the reality and preventing wrongdoings.

The MoF will also work to restructure the stock market, Chi noted, adding that it will examine public and non-public companies when they mobilise capital, increase monitoring to detect any signs of market manipulation, boost the handling of irregularities in information release and capital use./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang emphasised the demand that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty while replying to reporters’ question about China’s three-month fishing ban in the East Sea, including the waters of Vietnam, on April 29.

She stated that Vietnam’s stance on China’s fishing ban in the East Sea is consistent and has been asserted clearly over the past years.

Accordingly, part of this ban’s scope has violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and the country’s sovereign right and jurisdiction identified in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the agreement on the delimitation of the Gulf of Tonkin signed by the two countries in 2000.

Vietnam demands China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago, sovereign right, and jurisdiction over Vietnam’s sea areas when implementing measures for conserving fisheries resources in the East Sea; not complicate the situation; and contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, and order in the East Sea, Hang added./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency