The International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City 2011 (ITE HCMC 2010), under the theme “Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam – Four Countries-One Destination”, will be held in September, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Ministry of Finance has issued circular No 124/2011/TT-BTC on pre-registration fees.

Though the Vietnamese average income per capita remains at “low average” level, Commercial Manager of Vinacopter, a distribution firm, Jussi Hoikka, still believes that the demand for private aircraft in Vietnam would soar in the time to come.

Besides achievements in attracting individual customers, Mercedes-Benz Vietnam (MBV) has been very successful with its fleet business in Vietnam. The manufacturer of luxury vehicles has gained numerous deals for supplying fleets of cars to five-star hotels, luxury resorts, and large corporate groups, and is targeting schools and education organizations these days.

Despite economic uncertainty and runaway inflation forcing consumers to spend less, local manufacturers and distributors of luxury vehicles have reported strong sales growth.

Since August 29, HCM City has put 21 buses run on compressed natural gas (CNG) imported from South Korea into operation. Le Trung Tinh, Head of the Road Transport Management Division under the HCM City Transport Department, said that the decision was made after three years of preparation.

Many dealerships are struggling to survive under new rules that restrict the import of both new and secondhand cars.

Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd (TMV) on Thursday cut Vietnamese ‘whisteblower’ engineer Le Van Tach’s suspension period but they will demote him to a job with a lower salary within the next six months.

Vinacopter Vietnam said it had received 6 orders for helicopters this year and would hand over the first of these by this year’s end.

Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO) under Vietnam Airlines Corporation will cooperate with the Azur Helicopter Company (AHC) of France and the Vinacopter Company to open Vietnam’s first private helicopter service.