
Elevated BRT system proposed for Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 11:20 19/08/2025As Ho Chi Minh City grapples with growing traffic congestion and delays in urban rail development, the city should turn its attention to elevated bus rapid transit (BRT) systems as a faster, more practical solution.

Urgent investment needed in transport links to Long Thanh Airport in southern Vietnam
In-Depth 16:46 07/08/2025Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, emphasized the urgency of investing in transportation routes connecting the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam to strategic development zones in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern key economic zone.

Hanoi’s 2nd metro line begins partial commercial operations after nearly 14 years of construction
Vietnam News 14:29 08/08/2024An 8.5-km elevated section of the metro line was put into commercial operations on Thursday

94 iguanas, turtles smuggled from Cambodia into Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:31 27/07/2022The suspects ran away as soon as they spotted the authorities

China COVID-19 lockdowns rattle Vietnamese businesses
Economy 18:27 24/03/2022Local companies report transport delays and higher sea freight costs

Ho Chi Minh City-Vung Tau ferry resumes operation following 6-month hiatus
Economy 14:54 13/12/2021The ferry route will be operated at only 50 percent of capacity to ensure COVID-19 safety

Hanoi ceases COVID-19 screening at city entrances
Vietnam News 10:43 17/10/2021The capital is easing restrictions on transport services

1.05 million doses of Cuba’s Abdala COVID-19 vaccine en route to Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:12 25/09/2021Vietnam's health ministry conditionally approved the vaccine last week

15 people flouting COVID-19 restrictions found in refrigerated truck in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:15 14/09/2021They hid in the back of a refrigerated lorry

Ho Chi Minh City helps int’l air passengers make trips to airport
Vietnam News 17:23 19/08/2021People with overseas flight tickets will be provided with favorable conditions on their way to the city’s airport

Saigon man fined for providing illegal transport service under guise of charitable trips
Vietnam News 16:30 13/08/2021The driver labeled his car as a vehicle of a charitable kitchen to deceive functional forces

Pregnant woman caught transporting suspected drugs in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam News 16:32 08/08/2021She was discovered carrying 121 grams of suspected synthetic drugs at a COVID-19 checkpoint