Traffic news

HCMC removes single district restriction on shippers

HCMC removes single district restriction on shippers

Traffic news - 02/08/2021

The HCMC administration has rescinded an earlier order and allowed inter-district movement of shippers approved to deliver essential goods to medical facilities or locked down areas.

Ho Chi Minh City extends social distancing for two more weeks

Ho Chi Minh City extends social distancing for two more weeks

Traffic news - 02/08/2021

Ho Chi Minh City continues imposing citywide social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 for an additional 14 days from 0:00 on August 2.

Hanoi suspends public transportation to 37 localities

Hanoi suspends public transportation to 37 localities

Traffic news - 19/07/2021

Hanoi has stopped public transportation to 37 Covid-hit provinces and cities, most of them in the south, starting Sunday.

Two more trains for HCMC’s 1st metro line arrive from Japan

Two more trains for HCMC’s 1st metro line arrive from Japan

Traffic news - 14/07/2021

The sixth and seventh trains for HCMC's first metro line were delivered at the Khanh Hoi Port in HCMC’s District 4 on Tuesday.

Vietnam Airlines to resume certain Asia, Europe commercial flights

Vietnam Airlines to resume certain Asia, Europe commercial flights

Traffic news - 13/07/2021

Vietnam Airlines will reopen international commercial flights connecting Hanoi and HCMC with Australia along with several Asian and European destinations starting this week.

Government to keep 65 pct stake in banks, airport operators

Government to keep 65 pct stake in banks, airport operators

Traffic news - 08/07/2021

The government will retain a minimum ownership of 65 percent in state-owned banks and airport operators that privatize from now through 2025.

HCMC-Phu Quoc flights suspended on Covid fears

HCMC-Phu Quoc flights suspended on Covid fears

Traffic news - 08/07/2021

The Ministry of Transport has suspended all flights between HCMC and popular tourist destination Phu Quoc Island from Thursday amid the continuing Covid-19 crisis in the city.

Quang Ninh to trial tracking wristbands for Covid control

Quang Ninh to trial tracking wristbands for Covid control

Traffic news - 01/07/2021

The northern Quang Ninh Province, which will implement the vaccine passport program this month, has begun trialing the use of tracking wristbands on visitors as a Covid-19 control measure.

Hanoi 2nd metro route elevated tracks to be tested

Hanoi 2nd metro route elevated tracks to be tested

Traffic news - 01/07/2021

Hanoi’s second metro line from Nhon to Hanoi Railway Station will test its elevated section on Thursday as it prepares to begin commercial operations later this year.

Flight from Hanoi to repatriate stranded Americans

Flight from Hanoi to repatriate stranded Americans

Traffic news - 17/06/2021

Vietnam Airlines will operate a flight from Hanoi to Virginia in the U.S. next Tuesday to repatriate Americans stranded in Vietnam due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Localities impose mandatory quarantine on Covid-hit HCMC travelers

Localities impose mandatory quarantine on Covid-hit HCMC travelers

Traffic news - 31/05/2021

All visitors from HCMC will be quarantined on arrival in Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, and Thua Thien Hue provinces.

Vietnam Airlines signs up for international vaccine passport program

Vietnam Airlines signs up for international vaccine passport program

Traffic news - 31/05/2021

Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement with the International Air Transport Association to trial a vaccine passport next month.