VOV.VN - After one year of commercial operation, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line 1 has served nearly 19 million passengers, reaching 114% of its planned target, according to Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Company Limited (HURC).

Ho Chi Minh City has approved VinSpeed, a subsidiary of conglomerate Vingroup, as the investor of the Ben Thanh–Can Gio railway project, with a total investment of approximately VND102.43 trillion (nearly US$3.9 billion).

VOV.VN - The Marshall-flagged cruise ship Seven Seas Explorer docked at Cam Ranh International Port December 3, bringing 700 international visitors, to explore the South-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

The railway sector suffered infrastructure damage stretching from Dieu Tri Station in Gia Lai province to Nha Trang Station in Khanh Hoa province and the initial loss is estimated at VND50 billion (US$1.9 million) during the historic flood in the South Central region.

VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Bình and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha held a working session on November 27 with representatives of several ministries and five firms expressing interest in the North–South high-speed railway project.

VOV.VN - China’s Guangxi and Vietnam’s localities should continue expanding and deepening cooperation across various fields, especially in economics, trade, and infrastructure, to fully tap their vast potential.

VOV.VN - The Metropolitan Transport Commission under the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on November 26 reported that the RoK Urban Railway Project Support delegation is on a working visit to Vietnam from November 25-28.

VOV.VN - Repairs on the railway section running through the South-central region are expected to be completed by November 26–27, as severe damage caused by recent floods continues to disrupt operations.

Prolonged heavy rain and subsequent floods across the provinces of Gia Lai, Quang Ngai, Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa had forced the railway sector to suspend 44 passenger trains as of 11:00 on November 23, with more than 21,000 tickets refunded.

Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) on November 21 announced continued suspension of multiple passenger services departing from Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, as widespread flooding in the south-central region persists.