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Double-decker buses to run in Vietnam on trial
Thanh Huyen 15:17, 2017/01/01
Vietnam is going to operate double-decker buses in its seven localities on trial basis, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).
These buses will transport passengers from city centers to airports and vice versa, as well as carry tourists in seven popular tourist destinations nationwide including capital Hanoi, central Quang Nam province, central Da Nang and Thua Thien-Hue cities, Central Highlands' Lam Dong province, southern Kien Giang province and southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City.

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The open top is equipped with a convertible rooftop to cover passengers from the heat and rain notorious for the Southeast Asian country. Each of these buses costs around 7 to 9 billion VND. 
Passengers are warned agaisnt standing up while being on the top floor for safty reasons. The capacity of the buses range from 16 to 45 people. In addition, the buses will have free 4G wifi, modern facilities to support  differently-abled passengers.
According to the MoT, the operation of double-decker buses is expected to boost tourism development in cities, meeting up with the goal of bringing tourism to be Vietnam's key economic sector.
Vietnam aims to earn a total of 400 trillion Vietnamese dong (17.6 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue from welcoming international tourists and domestic travellers in 2016, said the General Statistics Office.
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