Passengers are boarding a Cambodia Angkor Air plane. (Source: Internet)
Phnome Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s Cambodia Angkor Air on November 27 launched a new air route from the capital city of Phnom Penh to Vientiane, Laos’ capital city.
Link Kao, Deputy General Director of the Cambodia Angkor Air, said the increased number of tourists to Laos and Laos’ role as chairman of the ASEAN in 2016 as reasons behind the opening of the route.
The airline also launched the air route from Vientiane to Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city to fly three flights each week on the Phnom Penh – Vientiane – Hanoi route on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The Cambodia Angkor Air is the joint venture between Vietnꦚam Airlines and Cambodian government with the former holding 49 percent of the airline.-VNA
Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Hul Phany speaks highly of exchanges with Vietnam in an article run on Viet Nam News on the occasion of Cambodia’s National Day, November 9.
The Viet Flight Training JSC (VFT) of Vietnam will provide pilot training for the Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) under an agreement signed in Phnom Penh on August 12.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has spent nearly 80 trillion VND (3.7 billion USD) in the past decade on upgrading its aircraft fleet as part of efforts to bring its services to a four-star rating.
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The Customs Department of Thailand is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sent via postal services, regardless of the goods value, starting in May.
A lecturer from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19, saying infection rates appeare to be worsening with higher hospital admissions, deaths and severe cases.
Malaysia should harness the collective expertise and resources to drive sustainable growth and development of the halal industry, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
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The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
Passengers are boarding a Cambodia Angkor Air plane. (Source: Internet)
