News in Asia

Today 15 December the THAI Smile, a business unit of Thai Airways International will launch its new route to Luang Prabang, the famous cultural capital of Laos.

As it expected the Second Penang Bridge should be opened to traffic in February 2014 year. The 24km Bridge will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland with Batu Maung on the island.

The airline of Japan the All Nippon Airways Co will launch direct flights to Hanoi in Vietnam from b in Tokyo. The flighs will be available from 30 March next year.

The government of Myanmar plans to upgrade the main rail line from Rangoon to Myitkyina in the Kachin State.

The new Cambodian airline Apsara International Air, co-owned by Chinese and Cambodian investors, have to postpone its launch which was planned for this month.

Do you think that on tuk-tuk you can overcome only short distances? A group of Australian travellers plans to show that it’s not true in Cambodia.

In the next year one more luxury river cruise will be available in Myanmar. the Sanctuary Ananda ship constructed by the best Burmese craftsmen will float on the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers.

A few times ago Indonesian Medan city was connected with the Kuala Namu International Airport by special track with Korean trains. The local Authorities also plan to construct the speed double track from the Airport.

To provide a surge of travelers during Chinese New Year the best low cost airline of Southeast Asia Air Asia will launch more flights in the period from 28 January to 5 February next year.

On 26 December Cambodia Angkor Air will launch new routes Phnom Penh – Shanghai and Siem Reap – Shanghai. The flights will be operated six time a week.

2,000km Pan Borneo Highway was completed by construction of Friendship Bridge on the border of Malaysia and Brunei. It connects Brunei’s Temburong district and Sarawak’s Limbang district in Malaysia.

As it's expected the construction of new toll road from Kebon Jeruk in West Jakarta to Ulujami in Tangerang on Indonesian Java Island will be completed in the middle of 2014 year.

On 7 November the main carrier of China Air China launched first direct flight Beijing-Chiang Mai, today the airline offers one more flight to northern gateways of Thailand from Wuhan (central China).

On the occasion of New Year celebration the Expressway Authority of Thailand will cancel fees on all its tollways in the period from 27 December to midnight 1 January.

 A single ticket system for public transport might appear in Thailand as early as on 23 January next year.

In spite of increasing of public parking lots' number Vietnam experiences an acute shortage of them. Now the parking places match only 10 % of real demand.

The fourth Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge will be opened as early on 11 December. It should become a turning point in the history of Thai-Laos and Thai-China relations.

To save passengers time and to remove the load from staff Vietnam Airlines installed automated check-in kiosks at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi.

As the interest of Hong Kong citizens to Vietnam is growing up a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific based in Hong Kong plans to increase the frequency of flights.

 
Early 2014 year Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is going to launch new routes to East Asia. The airline plans to offer flights to South Korea and Japan.