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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport plans to offer about 500 bicycles for rent at 50 sites in downtown areas by the end of this year.

The HCM City Department of Transport is urging the city People's Committee to approve investment for 55 urgent transport infrastructure projects next year, including five new overhead roads to ease traffic congestion at hotspots connecting eastern and western areas.

The Mai Dich - South Thang Long Section of Hanoi’s Ring Road No 3, using ODA loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was officially opened to traffic on October 11 after two years and four months of construction.

Those who have travelled far and long and then returned to Hanoi have been amazed by the rapid changes in the capital’s appearance over recent years. Highways connecting the capital with nearby cities and provinces together with ring roads, bridges over the Red River, and even overpasses have been built to make it a dynamic business centre contributing significantly to the national economy.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive requiring acceleration of the application of automated non-stop toll collection services nationwide.

The central region is forecast to experience prolonged heavy rains and floods in the coming days due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.

A section of Hanoi Belt Road No 3 spanning Linh Dam Lake and slip roads connecting the section with overpasses were opened to traffic on October 6.

The development of HCM City's Northwestern Urban Area is expected to attract increased investment, drive economic growth of neighbouring areas, and strengthen relations with Cambodia and other ASEAN countries.

The southern province of Binh Duong has committed to further improving its investment climate to ensure it remains an ideal destination for foreign investors.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to complete a number of major transport projects by 2025 that are expected to reduce traffic congestion at city gateways and improve connections to neighbouring provinces.

The Dong Tam Group held an inauguration ceremony for the first phase of the Long An International Port in Tan Lap commune, Can Giuoc district, the southern province of Long An on September 26.

The southern province of Binh Duong's Innovation Region project is expected to speed up economic growth of the area.

The Republic of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company (Hyundai E&C) on September 21 won a contract for the construction of the No. 1 section of the North-South Commuter Railway project worth 573 million USD in the Philippines.

The southern province of Dong Nai has mobilised all resources to speed up the progress of several major transport projects, including the Long Thanh International Airport.

A press teleconference was held on September 15 to report the preliminary results of a survey on a congestion reduction project at Ho Chi Minh city-based Cat Lai port.

Key economic regions were urged to maximise their potential and competitive advantages as well as promote innovations to drive regional and national growth, according to a Government resolution on solutions to strengthen the development of key economic regions.

Cambodia will open a new international border gate, named Prey Vor, in Svay Rieng province’s Kampong Ror district soon, to enhance cross-border trade with Vietnam.

The Cambodian Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is seeking to open a new international border gate with Vietnam to facilitate container cross-border traffic between the two countries.

Smart cities hold the answer to the modern world's problems including rising population, pollution, traffic congestion, climate change and even global-scale disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

Problems remain in the implementation of Hanoi’s middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha said.