High-rise apartments trigger Hà Nội traffic hotspots

Eight more traffic hotspots have cropped up in Hà Nội despite the city’s efforts to improve infrastructure.

HCM City assesses new logistics development plan

Nguyễn Ngọc Hoà, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, speaks about HCM City’s development plan for the logistics industry to 2025 with a vision to 2030, which has received positive feedback. Hoa addresses a number of issues that still concern experts. 

PM urges completion of expressway in Mekong Delta by 2021 Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged contractors to speed up the construction of transport infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta region.

HCM City to take swift action amid rising air pollution concerns

HCM City authorities have promised to take swift action to curb the worsening air pollution, including improving environmental monitoring capacity and establishing an early warning system for residents.

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.

Smart city challenges Gov’t and localities In efforts to embrace the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), cities and provinces in Việt Nam are pushing smart city programmes, combining technology with internet-connected devices to enhance municipal management and economy.

Solutions needed as Hà Nội chokes under smog Over the last few days, the air quality in Hà Nội has hit hazardous levels. The smog continues to blanket the capital, with AQI indicators soaring past safe levels and seeming to stay there. In less polluted environs online, social media feeds are full of concerned citizens scrambling for the best face masks and most efficient air purifiers.

River tides reach flood warning level 3 in HCM City, Mekong Delta The Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center has announced that river tides in HCM City and the Mekong Delta region reached flood warning level 3 on Monday and Tuesday.   

Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Highway completed The Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Highway was technically completed on Sunday, three months earlier than scheduled.

HCM City could become logistics workforce training hub

HCM City must be identified as a centre to supply high-quality human and technological resources for the logistics industry or a logistics centre