Careful planning needed for road toll collection Director of Hà Nội’s Department of Transport Vũ Văn Viện talks to Vietnam News Agency about the city’s plans to collect tolls from vehicles

First stage of Ring Road 3 opens to traffic The Hà Nội People’s Committee yesterday opened to traffic a section connecting Cầu Giấy District’s Mai Dịch Ward and the southern end of Thăng Long Bridge to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the city’s liberation.

Cát Linh-Hà Đông railway must run this year: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng on Tuesday set the final deadline to start running the long-delayed Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway line of no later than 2019.

People to blame for shoddy transportation projects, not weather: experts

In recent years, incidents relating to transportation projects have raised concern over the quality of infrastructure.

Mai Dịch – Nam Thăng Long overpass to be completed next year

An overpass connecting Cầu Giấy District’s Mai Dịch Commune and Bắc Từ Liêm District’s Nam Thăng Long is set to be completed by September 2020, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Transport minister pledged long-term, comprehensive repairs to Thăng Long Bridge's surface damages Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể pledged to find the best method to repair the surface of Hà Nội's Thăng Long Bridge.

Đồng Sỹ Nguyên, the general who turn the tides for Vietnamese army on the Hồ Chí Minh trail

Đồng Sỹ Nguyên finally realised Gen Giáp’s strategic vision to modernise and consolidate the trail to transport matériel and personnel from the north to the southern battlefield that played a critical role in the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam’s victory against the southern puppet government supported by the US in the ultimate victory in the Spring of 1975.

Hà Nội’s residents suffer bad air

Air quality in Hà Nội has been become worse recently, with air quality index (AQI) measurements ranging from 78 to 178 according to the Environment Protection Centre of the city’s Natural Resources and Environment Department.

Diseases can be rare but love shouldn’t be

When she discovered her daughter had a rare genetic disorder, Lê Thị Mai Hương thought life was over. A community of like-minded parents gave her hope to carry on. Hồng Vân reports

Nostalgic Future: Turning Banana Island into Green Lungs of Hà Nội

A small architect team trying to pitch an ambitious idea of turning the vast furtile land of Banana Island in the Red River into a green space for community activities, educational and volunteer work.