Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has pledged all possible support
to Swedish firms to do business in Vietnam, especially in the fields
of public transport, clean energy, green technology and environmental
protection.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is prepared to organise
activities under the Bangkok Car Free Day campaign on September 22 to
promote commuting via public transport.
The People's Committee of the central city of Da Nang has said it
will meet its deadline for a sustainable development project funded by
the World Bank, according to a statement made by the city’s Vice
Chairman Nguyen Ngoc Tuan on August 27.
The Ho Chi Minh City’s Union of Friendship Organisations in
collaboration with the municipal Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association
(HVHFA) on August 15 held a ceremony to mark Hungarian National Day
(August 20).
Public transportation will meet 15 percent of Ho Chi Minh City’s
commuting demand by 2015 as targeted, according to the municipal
Department of Transport.
Ho Chi Minh City and Hungary’s capital of Budapest signed a Memorandum
of Understanding on establishment and enhance cooperation between the
two cities in Ho Chi Minh City on June 26.
A senior French diplomat has said that his country wishes to contribute
its advanced technical expertise to the development of urban railway
systems in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The World Bank (WB) Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Axel van
Trotsenburg has said the WB wishes to develop close ties with Ho Chi
Minh City , especially in getting new projects underway to greatly
benefit the locals.
The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for Ho Chi Minh City
that calls for high-quality public transport that offers reasonable
prices, convenience and safety.
A senior delegation from Ho Chi Minh City headed by Secretary of the
municipal Party Committee Le Thanh Hai visited the headquarters of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) in New Delhi on March 15.
HCM City plans to have 10 urban railway routes, 210 bus routes and
six bus rapid transit routes by 2025, according to a plan developed by
the Transport Department.
Warnings that an uncoordinated public transport system for the capital
city could be chaotic were issued at a recent seminar on the operation
of the capital city's five metro rail lines.
Vietnam will look to develop urban areas environmentally friendly
when recognising an indispensable urbanisation for the country’s
socio-economic development process.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Da Nang
municipal Transport Department have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on providing technical assistance for a project to improve urban
transportation in the central city.
A draft master plan for the resort city of Da Lat in the
Central Highlands province of Lam Dong until 2030 with a vision
towards 2050 was discussed at a seminar in Paris on September 26.
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