Thousands of passengers have had travel plans disrupted after airline Flybmi suspended all flights, and said it was filing for administration. British Midland Regional Limited, which operated as Flybmi, announced on Saturday evening that it was filing for administration. It is understood 1,500 passengers had been scheduled to fly with the airline today.Customers of the airline have been told not to come to the airport unless they have re-booked flights with alternative providers.Flybmi said it cannot purchase, rearrange or reschedule any flights on behalf of customers.The East Midlands-based airline operated flights on routes to 25 European cities, including Aberdeen, Bristol, City of Derry, East Midlands, London Stansted and Newcastle. From Newcastle, it operated regular flights to Brussels in Belgium and Stavanger in Norway.Newcastle International Airport said in a statement: "We are aware that the airline flybmi has filed for administration."The airline operated the Newcastle to … [Read more...] about What to do if you’re a customer affected by Flybmi cancelling flights and going into administration
Business Vietnamese woman establishes firm offering coffee with traditional handicrafts Elementary school teacher creates jobs for poor parents in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
A Vietnamese woman has founded an enterprise that sells coffee in combination with traditional handicrafts to increase its competitiveness in an area already long famous for coffee production. Phan Thuy Nhat Ha’s company places each coffee package inside a master cloth bag manually knitted by an ethnic community in Gia Lai, a province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Also contained in the bag is a porcelain filter kit created in the country’s well-known Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi. After graduating in interior design from a college in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha worked for an architecture firm for a year. She then cooperated with several friends skillful in fashion design to open a wedding attire shop in the metropolis’ downtown. But a year later she decided to leave the city with her husband for the Central Highlands, where she had the chance to enjoy coffee given by a relative. As she was strongly impressed with its taste, an idea of making money with … [Read more...] about Business Vietnamese woman establishes firm offering coffee with traditional handicrafts Elementary school teacher creates jobs for poor parents in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Lao man nabbed for meth trafficking in central Vietnam
By Duc Hung  February 17, 2019 | 05:56 pm GMT+7 Vietnamese police Sunday detained a Lao man and is hunting for other people involved in a central Vietnam drug trafficking ring. Vangchueyang Briachear was captured on Sunday. Photo coutesy of Ha Tinh Border Guards Vangchueyang Briachear, 25, was captured at 1 a.m. in a forest in the central province of Ha Tinh. The police found 294 kilograms of methamphetamine, divided into 278 packs in 12 bags. "At least one other man was involved in transporting the drugs. The police are searching for him in the forest," said Vo Tien Nghi, commander in chief of Ha Tinh Border Guards. The nationality of the second man is unknown. The drugs were contained in 12 bags. Photo coutesy of Ha Tinh Border Guards Briachear told the police that he entered Vietnam Saturday and stayed at a motel about 30 kilometers from the border with Laos to wait for the packages. He was caught soon after he received them. Drug trafficking and … [Read more...] about Lao man nabbed for meth trafficking in central Vietnam
Foreigners allowed house ownership in Da Nang
The central city’s construction department has listed 17 commercial housing projects that allow foreigners to own homes, including eight in Son Tra peninsula and six in the downtown Hai Chau district. FPT City in Da Nang offers apartments, trading centres and offices for more than 10,000 people. — VNS Photo Le Lam The department made an official announcement on Thursday, stating that these projects were built as trading centres, condotel complexes and apartments. It said foreigners will be given ownership certificates when buying apartments or houses at the Lapaz Tower apartment; the Han River side 34-storey Aruza, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Lake View; Da Nang Plaza; FPT City, An Vien residential Zone and Harmony apartment tower. Other projects, including Blooming Tower, Golden Square complex; the Summit Son Tra View; Thuy Tu Urban, Green Hoa Binh Da Nang Complex; the Monarchy; Garden Tower apartment; P.A condotel tower are already available for foreign buyers and … [Read more...] about Foreigners allowed house ownership in Da Nang
Body is found on Pakefield beach
Updated PUBLISHED: 10:06 17 February 2019 | UPDATED: 10:45 17 February 2019 Daniel Hickey A body has been found on Pakefield beach. File photo. Picture Nick Butcher Archant © 2017 The body of a man has been found on the beach in Pakefield this morning. Officers were called at approximately 7.45am on Sunday (February 17) by the East of England Ambulance Emergency Service to reports that a body of a man in his 70s had been discovered on the beach in Pakefield.The death is currently being treated as unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious.Enquiries to establish the circumstances remain ongoing.Next of kin have been informed, police have said. … [Read more...] about Body is found on Pakefield beach