Infrastructure
Transport and shipping
North-South Expressway a top priority for government in 2019
Eleven components of the North-South Expressway are among the top priority this year, the government has said. Three of them are publicly funded and the rest will be built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.Keep reading ...
Dat Nguyen
Assigned nearly VND 9,000 billion of medium-term investment plans for important railway and road projects
The Prime Minister has just signed Decision 135 / QD-TTg on the allocation of medium-term investment plans for the period 2016-2020 and 2019 central budget capital (Government bonds) for railway and road projects that are important and urgent. Keep reading ...
Hanoi to see 417km metro rail till 2050
Hanoi’s Urban Transport Master Plan until 2030 with a vision to 2050 outlines the development for a core urban zone and additional satellite cities. According to the plan, the Hà Nội metro system will run a total length of 417km, of which approximately 76km will be ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam revives $58bn high-speed rail project despite cost hurdle
Vietnam has resurrected a high-speed rail project intended to link the country’s north and south, but the fiscal concerns that killed the proposal earlier this decade continue to haunt government efforts to fund the $58 billion plan.Keep reading ...
TOMOYA ONISHI
New Vietnam international airport welcomes first passenger flight
A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321 carrying Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and government officials made the first touchdown at the Van Don International Airport near the world-famous Ha Long Bay on Sunday morning, marking the opening of the first private airport in Vietnam.The 325-hectare ...
Quy Nguyen
Vietnam seeks ways to reduce noise at airports
Solutions to lessen worsening noise levels at airports were discussed at a workshop held by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Hanoi on November 29.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Japanese ambassador warns of halt of Saigon metro project over unpaid $100mn debts
Construction of a Japan-built metro line in Ho Chi Minh City might have to be halted after the end of 2018 as unpaid contractors’ wage has amounted to more than US$100 million, the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam said in a letter.Keep reading ...
Tuan Son
Poor investment hinders waterway transport growth
A lack of investment into inland waterways has stunted the development of water-borne shipping and made Việt Nam’s logistics sector heavily dependant on more expensive road transport. With up to 2,360 rivers stretching a total of 42,000 kilometres, Việt Nam was should have huge potential ...
VNS Reporter
Policy leverage to direct FDI capital in Vietnam's transport infrastructure
Vietnam needs US$48 billion to develop transport system from now to 2023.Vietnam is in dire needs of private investment, especially from foreign funds, to complete many important transport projects as the state cannot afford it. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam to have more than 7,000km of expressways
Vietnam’s expressway system is set to stretch from 6,400 km to more than 7,000km by 2030, as the Ministry of Transport is mulling adding several routes to the national network.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
