Hà Nội mulls inner-city motorbike ban in inner districts from 2025 Ban on motorbike use in inner-city districts to be carried out earlier than schedule

4 more trains for Metro Line 1 arrive in HCM City Four more trains for HCM City’s Metro Line No. 1 are arriving in Khánh Hội Port this week

Conference highlights road safety concerns Việt Nam’s mounting traffic problems have been put under the spotlight as transport experts and government officials thrashed out ways to reduce the amount of road deaths and ease congestion.

PM calls for more measures to overcome flooding in central and Tây Nguyên regions

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called for further measures to respond to and overcome flooding after heavy rain caused significant damage in the central and Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) regions.

Agricultural sector forecast to exceed annual export target for 2021 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) expects to exceed its annual export target for agricultural, forest and fishery products, thanks to the restoration of production and business after the COVID-19 outbreak.

Four more trains for HCM City metro to arrive from Japan Four more metro trains for HCM City's first metro line project connecting Ben Thanh Market with Suối Tiên Park will be shipped to the city in the next few weeks.

HCM City to spend $1.3b to clear inner-city slums along canals

HCM City authorities will spend more than VNĐ28.4 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to relocate all inner-city slums along its canals as part of its scheme to beautify urban landscapes along canals by 2025, said a city official.

First northern seaport handles 1 million TEUs of goods in a year

Tân Vũ Port, a branch of Hải Phòng Port based in Đình Vũ Industrial Park of the northern port city of Hải Phòng, handled its 1 millionth TEU of goods on November 20.

HCM City seeks $1.66b to build affordable housing for workers HCM City authorities are seeking VNĐ37.6 trillion (US$1.66 billion) to build affordable housing for workers over the next five years, of which State revenue will account for no more than 5 per cent of the total investment, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

Southern region urged to speed up key projects on air connectivity

Construction of key projects enhancing air connectivity between HCM City and areas in the southern key economic zone needs to begin on time to avoid financial losses, experts have said.