Transport departments to ensure smooth circulation of essential goods

The transport departments of HCM City and all provinces must work to ensure the smooth circulation of essential goods, while the ministries of Industry and Trade and Agriculture and Rural Development will maintain supply chains during social distancing regulations under Governemt Directive 16.

Checkpoints cause traffic jams for drivers heading into Hà Nội In the complicated developments of COVID-19 pandemic that has spread in most provinces and cities across the country, preventing the pandemic from entering the city through transportation services is one of top priorities in Hà Nội.

VPBank provides 715 ventilators to support southern localities VPBank will spend VNĐ150 billion (US$6.5 million) to buy 715 modern ventilators in emergency support for HCM City and southern provinces in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City strives to increase vegetable, fruit supply Businesses and authorities in HCM City are working to ensure supply and prices of vegetables and fruits remain steady despite a panicked populace buying them in bulk to stockpile following the closure of the city’s three wholesale markets and nearly two-thirds of traditional markets.

HCM City logistics companies unhappy with COVID isolation of ports Logistics firms are worried transport of cargo to and from the Vietnam International Container Terminals will be disrupted by the lockdown of HCM City’s District 7 where it is situated.

12 checkpoints at city gateways check drivers, trucks entering and leaving HCM City

HCM City on Friday (July 7) reopened 12 pandemic checkpoints at city gateways amid the new 15-day lockdown period to ensure that drivers have a negative COVID-19 test before entering the city.

MARD seeks to boost consumption of farm produce

Policymakers and experts gathered in a meeting on Monday to seek solutions to difficulties in transporting farm produce and goods to border gates and between provinces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hà Nội to have a modern logistics centre Hà Nội plans to turn the Long Biên inland container depot (ICD) into a modern logistics centre with a complete chain to meet the increasing demand for logistics services.

HCM City to spend US$2.3 million to repair HCM City-Trung Lương expressway. HCM City will spend an additional VNĐ55 billion (US$2.3 million) to repair and maintain the HCM City-Trung Lương expressway.

Ferry service between Cần Giờ and Vũng Tàu opens

A ferry service between HCM City’s Cần Giờ District and Vũng Tàu city in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu began on Monday.