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Hanoi has set a target of cutting the number of road and rail accidents next year, especially those caused by drink-driving, by between 5 and 10 percent.

Mien Tay (Western) and Mien Dong (Eastern) bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City will begin selling Tet (Lunar New Year) tickets next month at prices 40-60 percent higher than on normal days.

Lawmakers are expected to vote on a resolution on urban administration model in Ho Chi Minh City on November 16 morning, during the ongoing 10th session of the 14th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 28 stressed the need for the railway system to be upgraded in order to serve national development.

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.

A flyover at the intersection of Hoang Quoc Viet and Nguyen Van Huyen in Hanoi’s Cau Giay district was opened to traffic on August 28 to mark the 75th National Day on September 2 and the capital’s 17th Party Congress.

In order for daily life to proceed as normal while the COVID-19 pandemic is being controlled, central Thua Thien-Hue province has focused on introducing a range of solutions where necessary.

After two years of applying technology to traffic management, HCM City’s goal to develop a smart transport system, one of the key components of its smart city project, has achieved success.

Despite numerous attempts by the Hanoi authorities to ease traffic congestion in the capital, roads still remain crowded.

A contest on digital technologies in traffic safety education and communication has been launched.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has urged the Ministry of Transport to speed up construction of ring roads No. 3 and 4.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a message to ministries and localities ordering them to ensure public order and traffic safety during the Reunification Day and May Day holidays.

Vinh Long province has stepped up efforts to speed up site clearance, compensation and resettlement for households affected by the My Thuan – Can Tho Expressway project’s first phase.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Transport has asked the People’s Committee of district 1 to consider opening a free parking space for bus riders' two-wheeled vehicles on Ham Nghi street, as one of several measures to increase the use of public transport.

2020 will be an important year for Ho Chi Minh City with a number of strategic transport projects scheduled for completion. The city’s transport department has been tasked with ensuring the progress of these projects so they can be put into operation as soon as possible in order to reduce traffic congestion.

Railway authorities of Cambodia and Thailand set to meet on February 14 for final discussions on cross-border rail transportation between the nations.

The transport and logistics sectors made significant progress last year, including a fall in traffic accidents, experts agreed during an online conference on January 2.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to focus on investment in building national key projects, speeding up bidding and selecting investors.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Standing Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang have paid visits to Thailand and Malaysia to learn experience in development of smart cities and prevention of flooding and traffic jams.

Urban railways are a way to cut carbon emissions in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).