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.
VOV.VN - The central province of Thua Thien Hue hosted the award ceremony of the 'Hue-City of Bicycles' competition on September 17 in response to World Cycling Day.
Ho Chi Minh City needs to develop a specific roadmap to improve access to public transport, limit the use of personal vehicles, and speed up progress of metro lines, BRT (bus rapid transit), and others, experts have said.
VOV.VN - The Hanoi People's Committee has assigned the Hanoi Department of Transport and other relevant agencies to work alongside the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in surveying digital transformation in the capital’s public transport system.
VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City administration launched a public bike service on December 16, the first of its kind nationwide in a bid to promote public transport, reduce pollution, and create a fresh tourism product.
It is an urgent need for Vietnam to increase public transport and reduce private vehicle, it was agreed at a debate of representatives from nine sub-committees of the National Traffic Safety Committee on December 2 in the framework of the on-going Traffic Safety Conference 2021.