The route follows the highway: Pham Van Dong street, Trang Bom – Hoa Hung railway, Ring 2 route (located in Thu Duc city) and connects the rails directly to the Thu Thiem light rail route – National airport. Long Thanh economic zone at the Ring Road 2 intersection with the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway. Ho Chi Minh City also suggested that it is necessary to study the direction of urban railway No. 4b directly connecting with T1, T2, T3 terminals of Tan Son Nhat Airport. The City People’s Committee assessed that this route alignment option, when built, will contribute to the development of the urban railway system in Thu Duc City, convenient for traveling between areas. Talking to Dat Viet, aviation expert – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Tong, former Head of the Department of Aviation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science and Technology, pointed out 3 problems that make the railway connecting Tan Son airport Nhat – Long Thanh is not feasible. Firstly, about the need to build this railway line. According to Mr. Tong, it is not possible to say here in general that there is a need or indiscriminately stating a few numbers, lacking actual research, but needing specific quantitative analysis. “How many passengers will travel on this railway connecting Tan Son Nhat with Long Thanh? There must be data and an explanation for why there is such data”, he emphasized. Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee wishes to have a railway connecting Tan Son Nhat international airport to Long Thanh international airport. The expert said that, in the past, passenger demand for Long Thanh airport was calculated from the passenger demand forecast for Tan Son Nhat airport and then subtracted from the capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport. This simple calculation is based on the assumption that all excess passenger demand of Tan Son Nhat airport will be transferred to Long Thanh airport. “It is expected that when Tan Son Nhat airport is overloaded with over 50 million passengers, and the demand is up to 75 million passengers, then 25 million passengers will go from Tan Son Nhat through Long Thanh airport. This calculation method is very mechanical and mechanical, potentially posing a huge risk in forecasting passenger demand for Long Thanh airport”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Tong commented and affirmed that passengers do not wait until Tan Tan. Son Nhat will run out of seats and then go to Long Thanh, but they will go to any airport they want to go to. rather than going through Tan Son Nhat. So which passengers from Tan Son Nhat to Long Thanh? Only passengers on domestic flights to Tan Son Nhat need to go to Long Thanh to connect to international routes. And vice versa, only passengers on international flights to Long Thanh without a connection from there to other provinces and cities such as Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang… will return to Tan Son Nhat to fly away. The number of international passengers traveling between these two airports is not much, so there is no need. That is the plan that the Ministry of Transport wants to use Tan Son Nhat airport as a domestic airport and Long Thanh as an international airport. The option of organizing two airports like this is inefficient and unfeasible. In principle of international airport operation, domestic and international terminals must be close to each other. It is best that Long Thanh International Airport is a transit airport for long-distance international flights such as going to Europe and America that need to collect passengers all over the country, and short-distance international flights such as going to Asia. Tan Son Nhat airport and other international airports take over to serve the residential areas of the provinces near the airport. “Most of the excess passenger demand of Tan Son Nhat airport will be transferred to using regional airports, especially passengers in the Mekong Delta will use Can Tho airport. Therefore, from now until then Once the construction of Long Thanh airport is completed, Can Tho International Airport and Cam Ranh International Airport will also be developed to reduce the load on Tan Son Nhat, so that by then there will not be many international visitors for the airport. Long Thanh and other airlines are not foolish to open flights when there are no guests,” said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Tong. The second point noted by the expert is the financial and economic efficiency of the railway. Assuming that when the construction of this route is completed and tickets are collected, will the collected ticket money offset the site clearance costs, railway construction costs, operating costs… or not? Not to mention, if the fare is higher than other means of transport, it is easier for passengers to choose to go by road rather than this railway. “We have to figure out how much those customers pay for a metro ticket between Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh, how much is the money collected in a year, how many years will it take to recover the capital? Midway station to serve guests wishing to go to Long Thanh and Tan Son Nhat, that is only secondary,” the expert pointed out. The third and most important point, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Tong, is where to invest, especially in the context of high public debt today. He also reiterated his concerns about Long Thanh airport. The project has been pressed to start construction since the beginning of this year, but worries about the investment capital, feasibility and economic efficiency of the project are still there. The state has to invest a lot of money to build Long Thanh airport, and also has to invest a lot in connecting traffic between the airport and Ho Chi Minh City, the area from the South Central region, and the Mekong Delta to bring tourists. to the airport. However, when the airport and traffic connection system is completed, whether there will be visitors to Long Thanh is still an open question and in the event that Long Thanh airport has no guests, it will be a waste. extremely large and must have someone responsible.

Young people’s favorite fashion fair “The New District” returns after a period of absence. It took place over 3 days (April 23-25) in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City. At “The New District” there are hundreds of clothing and accessories stalls for sale. The fair time takes place on weekends, so it attracts many young people to shop and play. Kien Hoang (founder of CYM brand, participating in this fair) said: “The brand’s clothes are designed by me, then processed and manufactured in Hanoi. I have my own store in Cau district. Giay (Hanoi) and District 1 (HCMC). Normally, my sales from ‘The New District’ are 3-4 times higher than the online form “. Fashion items at the fair are quite diverse. From clothing, hats, eyeglasses to jewelry, socks and phone cases. Everything is beautifully displayed with price list to attract customers. Tuyet Hoa (a student of Quoc Tri High School, District 6) and Thao Ly (a student of Intermediate School of Economics and Technology, District 12) make an appointment with friends to “The New District” to shop. “We went to buy clothes with a budget of less than one million dong. We were able to buy shirts and phone cases, about 300,000-400,000 VND”. It is not difficult to find many items with prices under 500,000 VND at the fair. Rich products with affordable prices help young people, especially students, easily find the right item. Thuan An (sales staff of the brand Thesubcult) shared with Zing: “We all attended ‘The New District’ when the market was held. Besides, we also have our own store. is sold mainly through the online form “. Due to the impact of epidemics, fashion fairs had to be temporarily shut down. Previously, “The New District” held every 3 weeks. Currently, the fair takes place after 2-3 months. Ly Na (pink shirt on the left, from Morphine Club, District 3) said: “I joined ‘The New District’ since 2017. Previously, the fair took place every 3 weeks. 3 months, the new market will be held. Therefore, the shopping needs of young people will be different. If held every 3 weeks, the number of customers will buy less than when 3 months. At the fair, Vietnamese domestic brands easily reach domestic consumers. “Our shop sells elastic bracelets. The products are made entirely in Vietnam,” said Nhat Minh (sales staff for Verus). Huynh Trong Nghia (third from left, student of Nguyen Van Phu Secondary School, District 11) shared: “My friends and I often come here to shop. My budget for each time is about one million dong”. Kieu Linh (a student from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology) told Zing: “Today, I carry about 10 million VND in my pocket. I can buy about 10 items, mainly shirts, hoodies, sweaters … with total value is nearly 3.2 million “.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hiep – Vice President of VECEA made a speech at the opening ceremony This is a training course within the framework of the training cooperation program for energy management staff, middle energy auditors VECEA and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on the basis of the provisions of the Department of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development – Ministry of Industry and Trade , to serve energy management and perform energy audits for regulated energy users. Opening the training course “Energy Auditors 2021” in Hanoi The training course “Energy Auditors in 2021” in Hanoi took place from March 29, 2021 to April 9, 2021 for 27 trainees who are energy managers at hydropower and thermal plants. electricity belongs to EVN in the North and Central region. In the city. Ho Chi Minh City took place from March 22, 2021 to April 2, 2021 for 16 trainees who are energy managers at hydroelectric and thermal power plants under EVN in the Central and South regions. Opening the training course “Energy Auditors 2021” in Ho Chi Minh City With the desire to bring a quality training program, equipping the trainees with in-depth knowledge of Law, methodology of implementing energy audit, energy saving solutions for energy consumption systems. The program is taught by leading experts in the energy field. In addition to the theoretical study time, students will have 2 days of practical study in practice rooms of major universities: Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Electricity University and 01 day for field survey at a typical Hydropower / Thermal power plant. Trainees can practice at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Practice study at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City Practice study at Hanoi Electricity University Trainees participating in the training course have a one-day field trip at Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant As the unit assigned to conduct the training courses of VECEA, VETS | Energy has provided maximum support in training facilities, arranging experienced instructors so that students can comprehend. acquire practical knowledge in the learning process to meet long-term goals of energy efficiency management and conduct energy audits for key EVN energy consumption enterprises. At the end of the training course, the trainees will take the test before receiving an energy auditor’s practice certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The contest was launched by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), and has been receiving a lot of attention from the girls and students over the past several months. Actor Midu – the idol face of high school teen was present at the final exam Designing Season 2 Shirt “The main character” of the journey to connect HUTECH is a set of “stretching” awards with a total value of billions of VND for the winners at the 2021 Class Shirt Design Contest – Follow Your Dream this year. Accordingly, the first prize went to class 12A8 – Xuan Loc High School (Dong Nai), the second prize went to grade 12 Chuyen Anh 2 – Ngoc Hau High School for the Gifted (An Giang), the third prize was from class 12A5 – Nguyen Binh Khiem High School (Gia Lai). In addition, the extra award for the school with the most total number of works and the highest proportion of class participation went to Nguyen Van Thoai High School (An Giang). HUTECH University will be present at 4 award winning high schools from the Class 2021 Shirt Design Contest to connect, award and exchange with the girls and students here. Also at the contest, the online community as well as teenagers had the opportunity to meet a series of “cult” characters such as Heri – the fierce girl in the movie Family number 1; Amee female singer… with a series of TikTok videos with interesting, creative and student-like content. MC Tung Leo – Group brand director, actor Midu (Designer, Lecturer in Fashion Design at HUTECH University) are familiar faces, loved by many teenagers and students. jury section at this year’s competition. MC Tung Leo in the final examination of the 2021 Class Shirt Design In addition to creating a playground with many experiences and keeping valuable memories of the student’s time, the contest is also a playground with the meaning of learning encouragement. Many students from season 1 continue to write their “dream” journey at HUTECH University with scholarships of tens of millions of VND – helping students reduce the economic burden, confidently pursue their dreams. In addition, the contest also donated an additional 5 million VND to the study promotion fund of 3 winning schools, each school with an amount of 5 million VND to continue writing dreams for poor students with difficult circumstances but know how to strive forward on the road. study. It is known that starting from April 19 here, the program’s trip will be rolling with the destination of Dong Nai, looking for the “throne” of this year’s competition. On the same day, the Organizing Committee will also connect with “runner-up”, Ngoc Hau Specialist High School and another school in An Giang province with the largest total number of classes participating in the competition – Nguyen Van Thoai High School to extend the journey. submit. Next, on April 26, the bus will continue to be present in the windy highland land – Gia Lai to connect with the owner of the third prize in this year’s competition, Nguyen Binh Khiem High School. Friend Tran Thi Thanh Xuan – Assistant Class of 12A8, Xuan Loc High School (Dong Nai) shared: “I am very excited, looking forward to receiving the fruits of a long process, and then contemplating the whole journey. That reward is a testimony to the spirit of my class in it, actually at first I thought my class could not be called perfect, not always unite, but this process, this achievement, it itself Tell me “my class is amazing but not perfect is real, but that’s my class”. Class 12A8 – Xuan Loc High School (Dong Nai) An unspeakable pride burns in my mind, I have been thinking about the award ceremony these days, thinking whether I or my class will cry, but probably not, big already … but who knows Yes, it means too much We keep thinking for a long time but forget about studying, but thanks to our current feelings of pride and joy, it reduces the learning pressure for us ”, Her friend confided about her feelings before the award day.