Moscow will introduce best urban models that can be applied in localities at home and abroad, including Vietnam, Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor in charge of transport and industry of the Russian capital city, has said.
The first two first urban railway lines in Hanoi have attracted a large number of passengers, helping modernise the public transportation network and ease traffic congestion, which is an important prerequisite for the city to strongly develop this means of transport in the coming time.
Hanoi has been taking moves to 'green' public transport, especially when people in the capital city show their increasing interest in means of transport like electric vehicles and metro lines.
VOV.VN - Vietnam's second metro line Nhon-Hanoi Station is preparing to open up to traffic this August, thereby marking a new development milestone in the capital city’s public transport system.
The 8.5-km elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, running from Nhon to Cau Giay, will open for commercial operation on August 9.
Hanoi's urban railway and bus systems transported more than 417 million passengers in the first three quarters of the year, equivalent to 96.4% of the set plan, and representing an increase of 56.8% compared to the same period last year.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is keen to partner with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in order to leverage the outcomes of the HCM City Economic Forum 2023 (HEF 2023) for the greater development of the southern economic hub, as well as the country as a whole.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has highlighted that restricting the use of personal vehicles in major cities and encouraging the use of public transportation would be the key solutions to achieve the sustainable goal of reducing traffic accidents and alleviating traffic congestion.
VOV.VN - User-friendly transport infrastructure represents an essential prerequisite for people with disabilities to integrate into the community, go to school, and make a living. Improving traffic infrastructure in a way to meet their needs opens up opportunities for them to affirm and increase their own value in society.
VinFast, the first Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, said on October 24 that it has received a US$135 million climate financing package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to manufacture Vietnam's first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and national EV charging network.