Deputy PM urges transport work in Mekong Delta

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has requested the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and other authorised agencies at the local level to make thorough assessments on all transport investment projects.

Prioritisation key to removing Mekong Delta traffic bottlenecks

Mekong Delta traffic bottlenecks need to be soon removed to unleash the full potential of the region considered one of the country’s ‘key economic zones.’

Hà Nội: a case study in congestion and chaos1

Last week, Hà Nội municipal authorities asked the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to consider a number of special financial mechanisms for infrastructure development of the capital city, arguing that current budget constraints prevent it from responding to an urban planning and transportation "debacle".

HCM City attempts to cut traffic accidents The People's Committee of HCM City has set a goal to reduce the number of traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries by 5 per cent this year.

Transport firms to develop infrastructure in new year The transport sector would focus on infrastructure investments in the new year, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said on Saturday in a meeting on key transportation projects.

Urban train project creates traffic chaos in Ha Noi Building sites for Ha Noi's new overhead urban train project, including eight overhead stations, are hindering traffic on some of the capital's busiest routes.

MoT eyes private funding for projects With public spending on infrastructure development proving insufficient, the Ministry of Transport is seeking to attract private investment.

Transport sector needs $29b Viet Nam needs about VND600 trillion (nearly US$29 billion) to develop a domestic transportation infrastructure by 2015 to keep pace with a goal to become a middle-income industrialised country by 2020, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

New bridges to ease traffic jams HCM City officially inaugurated on Saturday two key bridges that are expected to reduce traffic congestion significantly at the city's north-eastern gateway.

City drivers fail to heed traffic safety month September is Viet Nam's traffic safety month but preliminary figures show that the message has fallen on deaf ears, especially in Ha Noi and HCM City.