Metered motorbike taxis – a clever Vietnamese innovation

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Báo Thanh Niên English 2 week(s) ago

Metered motorbike taxis – a clever Vietnamese innovation

The writer and a xe om (motorbike taxi) driver leaving an alleyway in Nha Trang. Photo Courtesy of Richard McKenzie

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Foreigners learn to cope with scams in Vietnam capital

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Báo Thanh Niên English 3 week(s) ago

Foreigners learn to cope with scams in Vietnam capital

A foreign tourist bargains with street vendors on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hanoi. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre

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Smartphone app for cab users a soft touch

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Smartphone app for cab users a soft touch

New hi-tech solution will have very limited impact on vexing problem of taxi fraud, authorities yet to show real intent, experts say

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Taxi driver sacked for fleecing foreign couple

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VietNam News English 1 week(s) ago 2 related news

The Ha Noi-based Thanh Nga Taxi company fined and dismissed a taxi driver who was found guilty of charging an Irish couple a fee 10 times higher than the actual fare.

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Swindlers must suffer if nation wants to portray positive image

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VietNam News English 2 week(s) ago

Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers what Viet Nam can do to ensure foreign tourists leave with a good image of the country and access legal help if necessary.

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Ha Noi sets up hotline for reporting taxi overcharging

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Hanoi Times English 2 week(s) ago

The Hanoitimes - The Ha Noi Taxi Association has established a hotline at (04) 37710851 or (04) 38525252 for people, including foreign travelers and local Vietnamese, who have been ripped off by taxi drivers. Given that the recent overcharging scandal made by a driver of Trung Viet Taxi Company has harmed the image of Ha Noi’s taxi services, the Ha Noi Taxi Association has set up a hotline for passengers to report problems related to taxi operations. According to the...

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Cabbie fired, fined for ripping off Aussies in Vietnam capital

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Báo Thanh Niên English 3 week(s) ago

A Hanoi taxi firm has sacked and fined a driver VND20 million (US$949.58) for charging an Australian couple 10 times what the meter showed for a ride, VnExpress reported Wednesday.

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Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – May 2

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 3 week(s) ago

Breakfast @ Tuoitrenews – May 2

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Hanoi cabbie arrested for fleecing Aussie tourists

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Báo Thanh Niên English 3 week(s) ago 1 related news

Hanoi police said Monday they have arrested a taxi driver who allegedly forced an Australian couple to pay 10 times what the meter showed for a short ride through the capital city.

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Only qualified players can survive in aviation market

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SaigonTimes English 3 week(s) ago

Only qualified players can survive in aviation market

Luu Thanh Binh, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), said only qualified airlines can survive and fare well in a challenging sector like aviation. Binh provides an insight into Vietnam’s current aviation market and carriers in an interview with The Saigon Times Daily on the sidelines of a two-day conference and exhibition Air Freight Logistics Vietnam 2013 that began in HCMC on Thursday.

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Cyclo driver takes Australian tourists for a ride

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Báo Thanh Niên English 1 month(s) ago

The Hanoi police on Wednesday arrested a cyclo driver for overcharging an Australian woman more than ten times the normal fare for a five-kilometer drive.

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Monastery food for the modern appetite

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VietNam News English 1 month(s) ago

Monastery food for the modern appetite

Thisfamily-run vegan restaurant offers a contemporary take onBuddhist fare, featuring options like lemongrass-fried snails and "pork" ribs - some more enjoyable than others. Elisabeth Rosen reports.

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VA offers promotional fares on domestic, int’l flights

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VA offers promotional fares on domestic, int’l flights

Vietnam Airlines, the country’s national carrier, announced on April 5 a special promotional program to cover the coming holiday season called ‘Hello-Summer Vacation 2013’.

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Taxi fare increase likely this week

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VietnamNet English 1 month(s) ago

Taxi fare increase likely this week

VietNamNet Bridge – Many taxi firms in Ha Noi are expected to raise taxi fares by VND600 -1,000 per kilometre in the next fortnight, responding to the recent petrol price hike, according to the chairman of the Ha Noi Taxi Association Do Quoc Binh.

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Ethnic students to benefit from bilingual education

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VietnamNet English 3 month(s) ago

Ethnic students to benefit from bilingual education

VietNamNet Bridge – Ethnic minority children taught in both their native language and Vietnamese are more active and confident and fare better in educational settings, found a joint study by the Ministry of Education and Training and UNICEF presented at the organisations’ conference in Ha Noi last Thursday.

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