Ho Chi Minh City plans to establish 4 free trade zones
Ho Chi Minh City 15:03 18/08/2025Ho Chi Minh City plans to establish four free trade zones, creating new business opportunities for investors, according to a report from the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.
India wants more Japan involvement in rail project
World 20:19 13/08/2025NEW DELHI -- The Indian government is pushing for more involvement by Japan in India's national high-speed railway project, Jiji Press learned Wednesday.
Rail lines planned to connect Long Thanh, Tan Son Nhat airports
Vietnam News 14:38 05/08/2025The investment in rail lines connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province is urgent, especially as Long Thanh is nearing operational readiness.
$2.5bn planned to revive Di An-Bau Bang railway section in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 10:07 25/07/2025Ho Chi Minh City is currently working on a plan to invest in the Di An-Bau Bang section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Loc Ninh railway, requiring a cost of over VND64.148 trillion (US$2.5 billion).
Ho Chi Minh City should relocate railway station, convert rail corridor into elevated metro line: opinion
Ho Chi Minh City 12:41 07/07/2025In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, a 14-kilometer rail line has become an enduring source of traffic congestion, so an expert has proposed relocating the railway station and converting the inner-city rail corridor into an elevated metro line to solve this problem.
THACO eyes metro line No. 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, rail link to Long Thanh airport
Ho Chi Minh City 15:05 01/07/2025Vietnamese conglomerate Truong Hai Group (THACO) has proposed a plan to study and invest in two major projects in Ho Chi Minh City, including the construction of metro line No. 2 and a railway linking the Thu Thiem urban area to the underway Long Thanh International Airport project in neighboring Dong Nai Province.
Vietnamese legislature approves multiple incentives to attract investors in railway sector
Vietnam News 11:49 27/06/2025Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly (NA) has passed an amended Railway Law that paves the way for sweeping incentives aimed at encouraging private investment in the country’s rail sector.
Train station employee in central Vietnam returns $2,200 left behind by passenger
Vietnam News 11:50 09/06/2025Station staff in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam on Sunday found and returned a backpack containing US$2,200 that had been accidentally left behind by a female passenger traveling to Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam–China passenger trains resume after five-year suspension
Vietnam News 13:02 23/05/2025Vietnam Railways Corporation has announced the official resumption of international passenger train services between Vietnam and China beginning Sunday, marking the end of a five-year pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
VinSpeed registers $60bn investment in Vietnam’s North-South high-speed rail
Vietnam News 13:07 15/05/2025VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development JSC, a newly established company under Vietnam’s richest billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, officially announced on Wednesday its registration to invest in the North–South high-speed railway project, with a proposed total investment of over US$60 billion.
Vietnam approves $8bn railway project linking with China
Vietnam News 12:34 19/02/2025The government plans to secure loans from China to partially fund the project
Vietnam introduces new tourist train linking Hue to Da Nang
Travel 17:08 27/03/2024The new route combines transportation and tourism services
