Los Angeles wants to launch direct air route to HCM City
Leaders of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - the fifth-busiest airport in the world – have showed their interest in opening a direct air route connecting the US city with Ho Chi Minh City.
HCM City (VNA) - Leaders of the Los AngelesInternational Airport (LAX) - the fifth-busiest airport in the world – have showedtheir interest in opening a direct air route connecting the US city with Ho ChiMinh City.
They had a meeting with a high-ranking delegation of Ho ChiMinh City led by Chairman of its People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on July 19(local time).
According to LAX leaders, to date, the airport has resumedover 60% of international flights and more than 80% of domestic ones.
Mai briefed the hosts on the operation of Tan Son Nhat International Airport,which has a designed capacity of 25 million passengers a year, but it has beencurrently serving nearly 40 million, leading to overloading in the areassurrounding the airfield.
Ho Chi Minh City's delegation visits Los Angeles International Airport (Photo: VNA)
He expressed his hope that the two cities will cooperate tolaunch the direct flight connecting them as soon as possible.
Earlier, Mai had a meeting with leaders of the NationalAssociation of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) StockMarket in New York.
The NASDAQ Stock Market is the second-largest stock exchangein the US after the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). It trades in an averagedaily volume of 200,000 shares. There are more than 4,000 companies listed on NASDAQwith a market capitalisation of 15,000-17,000 billion USD and more than 10,000corporate clients.
Mai said that the southern economic hub of Vietnam aims tobecome an international financial centre offering diversified financialservices and showing an ability of deep integration in the world market.
He hoped that NASDAQ’s experts will share experience andsupport the city in building the international financial centre, and the city’sbusinesses will have a chance to be listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market in thefuture./.
As an economic, cultural, education, and scientific - technological hub of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City holds an important position in the connections between Vietnam and the US, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan has said.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport be started in the third quarter of 2022 and the facility be put into use in September 2024.
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai met with several enterprises of the US on July 18 - 19 as part of their ongoing working trip to the US.
A key change in the draft decree is a provision requiring bank transfers for gold transactions valued at 20 million VND (765 USD) and above, to enhance transparency and verify customer identities.
In the first four months of 2025, trade turnover between Vietnam and Cambodia surpassed 3 billion USD, marking a 7% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
On June 19 alone, a total of 2,005 trucks completed customs clearance at Lang Son’s border gates — the highest single-day figure ever recorded in the province. Of these, 634 carried exports and 1,371 imports.
The OECD Economic Surveys: Vietnam 2025 report focuses on analysing the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals, the impact of international integration on attracting foreign investment and trade, and the country’s prospects for developing a low-carbon economy.
Antoine Colin, Senior Vice President for Global Supply Chain Digital Transformation & Resilience at HP Inc., affirmed HP’s strategic commitment to building a supply chain and ecosystem in Vietnam and the region.
Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Promotion Agency Bui Quang Hung emphasised that logistics has evolved from a technical function into a core capability for Vietnamese exporters to maintain their competitive advantage in the US market.
A trade official has suggested companies work closely with shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders to monitor routes, transit times, and potential surcharges while exploring broader cargo insurance to cover risks like war and terrorism.
In addition to institutional reform, the agency is also rolling out key solution groups to combat counterfeit goods, imitations, and intellectual property infringements in the digital environment.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and TT Meridian, a local importer of Vietnamese fresh produce, aims to build a national lychee brand and encourage broader recognition of Vietnamese fruits in a competitive, high-end market.
The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
Outcomes of ABAC III will shape ABAC’s final policy recommendations to be submitted to the ABAC-APEC leaders’ dialogue, scheduled to take place in the Republic of Korea this November.
This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
At the summit, publishing, tech, and media sectors will discuss emerging trends, business models, and sustainable solutions for digital publishing development in Vietnam.
This year’s “Vietnam Goods Week” marks a significant milestone as it is being held simultaneously for the first time in four locations across Asia: Japan, Hong Kong (China), Cambodia, and Malaysia, from June 19 - 22.
According to NordCham Vietnam Chairman Thue Quist Thomasen, the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 is both a challenge and an opportunity for businesses to contribute to green and sustainable growth.
The analysis from an investment perspective shows that the economy’s growth has been heavily capital‑driven, yet efficiency remains low as reflected by Vietnam’s Incremental Capital-Output Ratio (ICOR) being significantly higher than global and regional averages. This underscores the imperative to enhance capital‑use efficiency.
Tan Son Nhat international airport (Photo: VNA) 
Ho Chi Minh City's delegation visits Los Angeles International Airport (Photo: VNA) 
