Ryanair aircraft at Stansted Airport, North East London, England. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On June 15, Ryanair (Republic of Ireland) confirmed that it did not support the application flight ban instead of entering Belarusian airspace for the long term, instead, the authorities of countries need to talk to Belarus to avoid a repeat of the emergency landing situation as happened last month with this airline. Earlier, on May 23, the Belarusian authorities requested a Ryanair airliner emergency landing at the airport in Minsk after receiving a bomb threat. After searching and making sure there were no security threats, the plane continued on its way to Lithuania. Belarus insists its actions were legal and will open an investigation into the false alarm. It also accused Western countries of politicizing the matter, claiming that Belarus had requested a Ryanair plane to land to arrest opposition figure Roman Protasevich and insisted it was just a coincidence. Following the allegation, the European Union (EU) and the UK banned Belarusian airlines from flying over their airspace and issued safety guidelines advising European airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace and only fly over in an emergency. Speaking to a UK Parliament committee, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said the air transport industry depends heavily on long-term “unlimited” access to all international airspace. Therefore, this CEO called for an early restoration of unlimited access to Belarusian airspace and said that EU and UK officials, in coordination with international partners, should work with the Belarusian side to ensure no repeat the problem that happened with this company. According to CEO Ryanair , the politicization of airspace zones is not the way to solve the problem because it will harm the aviation industry in particular and international connectivity in general.

The meeting between leaders of Foreign Investment Department, Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam

At the meeting between the leaders of the Foreign Investment Department (Ministry of Planning and Investment), Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority and LG Electronics Vietnam Company in Hai Phong on the afternoon of April 14, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, The General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong shared about LG Group’s withdrawal from smartphone production in Hai Phong.

Mr. Jung Hai Jin said: “Smartphones are one of many other electronic products that LG is making here. The withdrawal or reduction of smartphone production at the Hai Phong factory is the policy of LG Electronics globally. in product restructuring. ”

Previously, according to Business Korea, LG Electronics was gradually closing factories in Taubate (Brazil) and Qingdao (China). LG’s cessation of smartphone production in Hai Phong is part of the group’s policy to withdraw from the smartphone market to focus resources on better growing businesses such as electric vehicle components, cars, and equipment. connections, civil electricity …

LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong officially came into operation in 2013, up to now, this enterprise has an investment capital of up to 1.5 billion USD, including factories manufacturing products such as audio-visual equipment, home appliances, informatics products, air conditioners and air solutions, beauty equipment … to supply to the global market.

Right at this moment, LG Electronics Vietnam Hai Phong is investing in an additional factory to produce super super washing machines, this factory has a factory area of ​​up to 43,000m2, adjacent to the phone factory. This factory is expected to come into operation by the end of 2021.

Mr. Le Trung Kien, Head of Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority, said that LG Electronics Vietnam is part of LG Group’s group of manufacturing companies located in Trang Due Industrial Park. Compliance with regulations and policies on investment law and the environment and make a great contribution to the export and import turnover, as well as the city budget. In particular, LG Electronics Vietnam is a business with good links and cooperation with the business community in increasing the localization of products and focusing on the welfare of employees.

At the meeting, Mr. Do Nhat Hoang, Director of the Foreign Investment Department, said that an enterprise or a corporation changes its production and business strategy, positioning its products to suit its capacity. Intrinsic is very normal, especially, in the face of a breakdown in global supply chains due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the restructuring of enterprises is inevitable and necessary.

Sharing the company’s policy, Mr. Jung Hai Jin, General Director of LG Electronics Vietnam in Hai Phong said that LG Group in general and LG Electronics in particular define Vietnam as a country with an investment environment. Safe, attractive, so maintaining and continuing to invest here is a long-term and sustainable development strategy.

Before the information around the smartphone factory in Hai Phong, Mr. Jung Hai Jin affirmed: “We have no plan to sell the factory, but if the product restructuring, this facility will be transformed. to the new function, all workers working in the smartphone factory will be kept intact to serve the production of other products “.