VOV.VN - The majority of bus stations in the capital city have been left deserted over recent days after local authorities temporarily suspended public transport to some pandemic-hit regions across the country from July 8.

The military will help transport a total of about 112.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines around the country by 2022, according to Maj. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Kien, Director of the General Department of Logistics (GDL)’ military medicine division.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese passport has fallen by eight notches to rank 94th on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report released by Haley Passport Index.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent a document to the Transport Ministry proposing the suspension of flights to and from Tho Xuan airport in Thanh Hoa province, and flights between HCM City and Phu Bai in Thua Thien-Hue and between HCM City and Chu Lai in Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - In order to revive local airlines amid their current circumstances, Government support remains crucial to creating the best possible conditions for them to restore their operations amid the risk of bankruptcy due to the increasingly complicated nature of the COVID-19) pandemic.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has proposed borrowing non-interest loans worth VND800 billion (US$34.77 million) to deal with its difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise seven transport projects as part of its smart urban programme during the 2021-2025 period.

The HCM City People’s Committee has issued a plan to implement the city's transport infrastructure upgrade project in the 2021-2030 period, which will require investment of VND970.6 trillion (US$42.3 billion).

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) issued by the Transport Canada, allowing it to operate flights to the North American country.

Vietnam-Laos trade expanded in the first five months of 2021 after a decline triggered by COVID-19, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Laos.