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The Vietnamese railway sector is taking measures to increase the volume of freight transport as it did not meet the set target in the first half of 2019, according to insiders.

Developing the transport network in the south needs closer regional linkages and solutions to respond to climate change threats, Duong Nhu Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology has said.

Eight years ago, Tra Linh commune suffered extreme poverty, with many locals unable to buy or build decent homes.

Government inspectors will investigate the latest power price increase by 8.36 percent to 1,864 VND (8.03 US cents) per kWh from March 20 following concerns among the public.

The poor logistics services in the Mekong Delta have pushed up the costs of export goods, especially farm produce, and caused great losses to export firms, it was reported at a workshop in Can Tho city on April 23.

An inauguration ceremony was held for the Vinh Tan international seaport in Vinh Tan commune, Tuy Phong district, the southern province of Binh Thuan on April 20.

A project to upgrade weak bridges and reinforce bridge pillars on the railway route connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will help increase their capacities and ensure safety for trains and passenger

The revival of the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) along with infrastructure will be a basis to help the country’s maritime giant to continue its ‘sailing’.

More investment in processing and post-harvest preservation is needed to create added value for the export of fruit and vegetable products, experts said at a forum on the fruit and vegetable industry in HCM City on March 13.

Up to 131 weak bridges on the North-South railway will be repaired or replaced by 2021.

Logistics fees in Vietnam account for nearly 21 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with transport making up 60 percent of the figure, twice as much as some developed economies.

Vietnam should promote trade more overseas to bring in new customers and boost exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Ho Chi Minh City in November fell 0.25 percent against the previous month but increased 2.98 percent year-on-year, announced the city’s Department of Statistics on November 29.

The consumer price index (CPI) of Hanoi saw a decrease of 0.26 percent in November against the previous month and down 4.17 percent year-on-year, announced the city’s Department of Statistics.

Logistics costs amount to 20.9 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP), impeding the country’s competitive edge, according to experts.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in October increased 0.24 percent month-on-month and 4.09 percent year on year as transport costs rose 1.42 percent due to the petrol price hikes, according to the Hanoi Statistics Department.

River and sea ports in the Mekong Delta system of Group 6 ports handle a huge volume of goods, but 70 percent amount of goods in the region are still carried by road to Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese garment and textile enterprises are losing their competiveness due to high costs of logistics services for exports, experts have said.

Increase in the prices of food and services pushed Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June up by 0.6 percent year-on-year, according to a joint report by the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released on July 23.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region.