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Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the Transport Ministry to use investments sourced from the State budget and mid-term government bonds effectively and in line with law.

The Ministry of Transport equitised 137 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) during 2011-16, surpassing the target by 67.

The Transport Ministry’s Thang Long project management board will sell bidding documents for My Thuan – Can Tho highway project from April 15 to May 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to implement current policies and assist the removal of obstacles for auto businesses.

The Ministry of Transport’s main task this year is to speed up transport projects, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong said at a meeting to review 2017 and set goals for 2018 in January 18.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the Transport Ministry to soon submit special mechanisms for the north-south highway project during a meeting to launch the sector’s activities for 2018.

The Ministry of Transport needs to come up with a plan to solve all problems related to BOT road toll stations nationwide this year.

Transport Ministry has proposed to the PM 4 different plans to operate airfields in the future, aiming to narrow a yawning gap between the Airports Corporation of Vietnam’s revenue and expenditures.

The Sai Gon Habour Gate’s Zone 1 Customs Branch, under Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Department, has launched an official investigation into the shipment of 1.3 tonnes of ivory.

The 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18.

The Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region and the Transport Ministry held a conference in Hanoi on July 20 to discuss developing transport infrastructure in the northwest.

The Transport Ministry has chosen a lotus-inspired design for a terminal at Long Thanh international airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Investors in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts are delaying installation of electronic toll collection (ETC) equipment at their toll gates on highways, officials said.

The Ministry of Transport has asked ride hailing platforms Uber and Grab to stop providing carpooling services.

The Ministry of Transport has clarified on its website that it has not issued any instructions to stop the pilot implementation of passenger e-hailing projects such as Grab and Uber.

The Thailand-China railway project will give priority to hiring Thai workers as up to 75 percent of its budget or about 136 billion THB will be used for the work.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked for approval from the Ministry of Transport to use English on street signs to serve foreign tourists.

At least five people lost their lives after a ferry caught fire in the waters off East Java province, Indonesia, on May 19.

Construction of the Thailand-China railway running from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima will start this year.

Taxi companies have expressed mixed views on draft regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Transport to amend Decree No 86/2014/ND-CP, which concerns automobile transportation businesses.