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The Ministry of Transport has been tasked with coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors and localities in considering and handling recommendations of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on how to better the capacity of international railway transport serving import and export activities.

International railway freight transport service posted positive growth last year and in January, according to the Vietnam Railway Corporation.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has asked road passenger transport service providers to set forth specific operational plans and submit them to the department and bus stations for approval of the service resumption.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered relevant ministries, authorities and heads of the provincial and centrally-run cities to exert efforts so as to ensure traffic safety in face of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hanoi Transport Service Corporation (Transerco) has cut more than 7,500 bus trips per day, equivalent to nearly 80 percent of the total trips.

Hanoi plans to roll out additional busses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) in the third quarter to ease traffic congestion and lessen environmental pollution, the municipal Department of Transport’s Public Transport Management and Operation Centre said.

The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) will launch an open top double-decker night-tour bus from 7:30pm to 8:30pm from August 1 to attract more passengers.

The HCM City People’s Court has dismissed a suit by the ride-hailing company Uber International Services Holding B.V against the city tax department seeking remedy against a claim for back taxes.

The number of water buses operating in Ho Chi Minh City’s new transport service remains low, causing long wait time for passengers, according to media reports.

The first river-bus transport service was launched technically in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, looking to ease traffic congestion on roads and meet travel demands of local people.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 8 to honour leading tourism businesses in 2017.

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

The first double-decker bus to ferry tourists around the city started its trial run in Hanoi on June 30 morning.

Fifteen new high-quality buses with capacity of 60 seats each were put into operation on two routes in Hanoi from June 1.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and FPT Corporation signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement in Hanoi on May 25.

The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC on October 11 launched the first ever non-stop cargo railway service between Hanoi’s Giap Bat station and Song Than station in southern Binh Duong province.