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The Jakarta Provincial Government is taking a series of measures, including implementing an electronic road pricing (ERP) policy, to lessen congestion in the capital city.

Indonesia has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two partners from the Republic of Korea to develop a light rail transit (LRT) system connecting I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport and Bali city’s centre.

The Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) has said its five members, namely Honda, Piaggio, Suzuki, SYM, and Yamaha, sold over 3.25 million motorbikes in 2019, a year-on-year decline of 3.87 percent.

Vietnam saw a decline in road accidents in the first half of 2019 while the number of prolonged traffic congestions was on a rise, according to the latest report of the National Committee for Road Safety.

Ho Chi Minh City is keen to cooperate with European businesses in building a smart city, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen has said.

The HCM City People’s Committee has urged completion of key road projects near the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the city to alleviate traffic congestion.

The Jakarta authority has taken many measures to reduce the number of private vehicles and encouraged locals to use public transport means.

Indonesia’s Jakarta capital city is set to debut its first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in March in the hope of easing traffic jam.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has set out a series of measures to continue improving the local problem of traffic congestion in 2019.

Traffic jam continue to be a big issue for Hanoi despite heavy investment in transport infrastructure in the city. The problem was the focus of a workshop held in Hanoi on October 24.

Nearly 40 houses in Luc Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai were damaged due to torrential rains on August 6-7.

Separate lanes have been opened for vehicles travelling through Lao Bao – Dansavanh border crossing that connects the central province of Quang Tri and Laos’ Savannakhet province as long queues of vehicles have remained there for days.

Heavy rainfall that lasted for few hours on July 31 evening flooded several streets and caused traffic jam in several streets in Hanoi.

The imminent threats of traffic jams and terrorist attacks in Indonesia are worrying organisers of the Asian Games 2018, the world’s biggest multi-sport event behind the Olympics, which will kick off next month.

Ho Chi Minh City calls on Russian firms from Saint Petersburg city to share experience in addressing issues in urban building and development such as traffic jam, waste and sewage treatment, and green energy.

Many streets in Hanoi are regularly gridlocked in the run-up to Tet with people trapped in traffic unable to get any real time information about the jams.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has affirmed that the city will seek all measures and mechanisms to deal with its urban problems and improve living and working conditions for its citizens.

Contracted Uber and Grab cars are not allowed to run across 13 streets in the capital city during rush hours, 6 – 9 am and 4:30 – 7:30 pm, starting January 11.

The Government of Singapore has taken a number of tough measures to reduce the use of automobiles and traffic jam.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to set up taxi pick-up stands to prevent taxis parking in the wrong places and roaming the streets for fares.