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HCMC considers new metro lines, more connectivity

HCMC considers new metro lines, more connectivity

Traffic news - 24/07/2023

HCMC is considering adding three more metro lines to connect Tan Son Nhat airport and the Can Gio urban area to the national railway system.

NA members call for changing law to add birthplace to passports

NA members call for changing law to add birthplace to passports

Traffic news - 27/10/2022

Lawmakers have called for amending the Law on Exit and Entry to make birthplaces mandatory in passports at the ongoing session of the National Assembly.

Vietnam's biggest airport in the making still stuck at site clearance

Vietnam's biggest airport in the making still stuck at site clearance

Traffic news - 17/10/2022

Construction of Vietnam’s biggest airport to be has slowed down with 70 ha of land yet to be transferred to contractors.

Hanoi considers 6th metro line linking airport to new urban area

Hanoi considers 6th metro line linking airport to new urban area

Traffic news - 14/10/2022

Hanoi is considering the construction of the 6th metro route from its Noi Bai international airport to a new urban area to the west of Ngoc Hoi Commune of Thanh Tri District.

6,600 families to be relocated to extend North-South expressway

6,600 families to be relocated to extend North-South expressway

Traffic news - 14/10/2022

The second phase of a project to extend the North-South Expressway will require 6,600 families in central and southern regions to be resettled by 2025.

Mekong Delta could get two new bridges

Mekong Delta could get two new bridges

Traffic news - 23/08/2022

Construction of two bridges across a Mekong tributary are proposed at a cost of VND9 trillion ($386 million) to replace ferry services currently in use.

176-km expressway section in northern Vietnam has zero gas station, rest stops

176-km expressway section in northern Vietnam has zero gas station, rest stops

Traffic news - 23/08/2022

A 176-kilometer expressway section from Ha Long Bay to China border gate Mong Cai is set to open to traffic next week, but no gas station or rest stop has been built yet.

Millions of donated masks stuck in airports for months

Millions of donated masks stuck in airports for months

Traffic news - 26/05/2022

More than 1.1 million masks donated to Vietnam since late last year have not been distributed because they are still stuck at airports over red tape, officials said.

Vietnam internet cable fixed after five months

Vietnam internet cable fixed after five months

Traffic news - 15/03/2022

International internet services in Vietnam have returned to normal after repairs on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable completed.

2nd flight carrying Vietnamese fleeing Ukraine arrives in Hanoi

2nd flight carrying Vietnamese fleeing Ukraine arrives in Hanoi

Traffic news - 11/03/2022

A Bamboo Airways flight carrying nearly 300 Vietnamese nationals who had fled Ukraine for Poland landed in Hanoi early on Thursday.

Prolonged delay sees HCMC metro operator run out of funds

Prolonged delay sees HCMC metro operator run out of funds

Traffic news - 11/03/2022

Ho Chi Minh City should ask for supplementary funding from the central government to support the operator of its first metro line, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.

Bamboo Airways starts selling tickets for Hanoi - Melbourne direct flight

Bamboo Airways starts selling tickets for Hanoi - Melbourne direct flight

Traffic news - 07/03/2022

Bamboo Airways will start serving non-stop Hanoi - Melbourne flights from Apr. 27, with ticket sales starting on Saturday.