Nhổn – Hà Nội Station metro line expected to run in 2021 The line is planned to have 10 France-manufactured trains with a capacity of 950 passengers each.

First trains for Nhổn-Hà Nội Station railway project to arrive in Việt Nam next year The first set of trains for the Nhổn-Hà Nội Station railway project manufactured by a French company will arrive in Việt Nam next June, according to the capital city’s urban railway management board.

Public votes for metro line No 3 train design

More than 80 per cent of respondents surveyed about the proposed train design for the city’s metro line 3 rated the plans highly and over 90 per cent of them said they would love to try the new means of transport when the metro line is officially operational.

Wake-up call in ODA use and management

The Ministry of Investment and Planning has issued a warning against borrowing from the Official Development Assistance (ODA) source fearing the country could fall into an “ODA and preferential loan’s trap”. Whether ODA will be the "trap" of the economy in the medium and long term depends on our ability to change ourselves, economist Võ Trí Thành says.

VN should carefully consider ODA loans: ministry

The Ministry of Planning and Investment made the warning during its recent report consulting the Government on Official Development Assistance (ODA) that Việt Nam needed to carefully consider whether to borrow from ODA loans in the future

Tet traffic terrorises Hanoians

Hanoians have suffered severe traffic jams over the last week and the situation is predicted to worsen in the days near Tết (Lunar New Year).

Hà Nội reduces traffic congestion

Hà Nội has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.

France joins funding for capital railway

Nearly VNĐ7.7 trillion (about US$340.7 million) of French governmental development assistance will be poured into the ongoing Nhổn-Hà Nội Station Urban Railway.

New collapse triggers Ha Noi crane survey After a crane collapsed last Wednesday at the Cau Giay Nhon- Ha Noi station site, damaging two buildings and two homes, and injuring a 26-year-old motorbike driver and a pregnant woman, Ha Noi authorities decided to inspect cranes at construction sites across the city.

Working groups to conduct examination of transport projects Local police will set up working groups to inspect transport projects in the city, after several accidents occurred at work sites of the Ha Noi urban railway project.