Asian stocks were mixed Monday as news that fewer than expected European banks failed stress tests was tempered by fears US lawmakers will not agree a budget that will help avoid a catastrophic default. Hong Kong gained 0.66 per cent and Seoul fell 0.56 per cent while Sydney, Shanghai and Taipei were all flat. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. The European Banking Authority said on Friday that... 

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will run Can Tho-Taipei flights on February 11-12 and Taipei-Can Tho flights on February 20-21, using A321s during the Lunar New Year festival. The Southern Airports Corporation has invested an additional VND850 billion into upgrading and expanding its runways from 2,400m to 3,000m, permitting Boeing 777 and Boeing 747 aircraft to run more international... 

The first direct flight linking China’s Taipei and the central city of Da Nang arrived in the Vietnamese Da Nang airport on Dec. 26. Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways became the second foreign carrier conducting direct flights to Da Nang after Singapore’s Silk Air. It will operate two flights on Wednesday and Saturday every week. Da Nang authorities and leaders of the Taipei Economic and...