Localities in the south-eastern region are mobilising all resources to speed up the progress of major transport projects that will enhance inter-regional connectivity, reduce traffic jams, and create a driving force for socio-economic development in the region.
The southern province of Dong Nai plans to allocate 11,000ha of State-owned land for urban area projects by 2030 to fully utilise its upcoming traffic infrastructure works and industrial parks.
Vietnam’s traffic infrastructure is expected to meet demand for the annual transportation of 4.4 billion tonnes of freight and 10.46 billion passengers by 2030, heard a recent meeting of the Ministry of Transport.
The Mekong Delta needs 338 trillion VND (16.5 billion USD) in the next five years to upgrade its traffic infrastructure, improve water storage and mitigate riverbank and coastal erosion.
A major roadway plan proposes an additional 1,000 kilometres of expressways to be built over the next 10 years in the southern region, including the Mekong Delta.
According to the Thai government’s plan, the traffic infrastructure under-construction in the North-Eastern region will be a key tool to stimulate the economy, especially tourism and border trade, bringing benefits to people in the area.
Ho Chi Minh City must work to sustain its role as Vietnam’s economic locomotive, driving growth in the surrounding area and the country as a whole based on its creative implementation of Party and State policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.
The numbers of traffic accidents, traffic-related deaths and injuries in the country all decreased in 2019, as compared to the previous year, heard a national teleconference held on December 28.
There was not a single social housing project in Ho Chi Minh City this year, and with support funds for them being limited, there is a fear the situation could continue, experts said.
Representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Pacific Construction Group Company Limited (Pacific Group) of China met on June 27 in HCM City to discuss the possibility of cooperation in urban infrastructure development.
The ancient city of Hoi An has launched a campaign to raise awareness of good-natured behaviour and hospitality among the community, promoting a friendly tourism environment to make the city the most popular destination in central Vietnam.
The final segments of a bridge over the Red River connecting Viet Tri city of the northern province of Phu Tho with Hanoi’s Ba Vi district were joined on June 26, after three years of construction.
Mui Ne, a popular beach area in Phan Thiet city, the central province of Binh Thuan, is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, heard a recent conference in the province.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to boost cooperation with the Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) of China in policy research and consultation.
Hanoi authorities are drawing up plans to set aside additional streets for pedestrians only to “lessen public dependency” on private vehicles, especially motorbikes.
The Southern economic hub is rushing to realise its traffic infrastructure plan in which nearly 700km of expressway is expected to be built over the next five years.
Hanoi offers incentives for enterprises, particularly those from Japan, to apply advanced technologies in waste treatment in the capital, said Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung
An expert delegation from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to seek investment opportunities in the local traffic infrastructure system
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