Vietnamese Transport Minister Ho Nghia D [Getty Images]

Vietnamese Transport Minister Ho Nghia Dung speaks after handing over an aviation license to VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VietJetAir), Vietnam's first private airline, during a ceremony, 20 December 2007 in Hanoi. The first commercial flight of VietJetAir is expected to operate in late 2008. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH NAM (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

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