The Hanoi Transportation Corporation (Transerco) will open four new bus routes connecting outlying areas in the city from next month in accordance with the Hanoi Department of Transport’s plan on opening 30 new routes in total in 2021.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Transport to work with localities to take old motor vehicles that do not meet circulation standards off the roads.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the municipal People's Committee to approve five new subsidized electric-bus routes that will be operated by Vingroup and run on a pilot basis for 24 months.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has lost VND1.32 trillion (some US$56.8 million) in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in the central region.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approve the allocation of an additional VND1.18 trillion (US$51.7 million) from the State budget to Deo Ca Tunnel Project.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) will move forward with major transport projects such as the North-South Expressway and the Long Thanh International Airport in the time ahead, a conference on December 24 heard.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Do Minh Hung has come together with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to sign a Protocol that amends the Air Transport Agreement, in an effort to bolster co-operation in the aviation sector, including a plan to open direct flights to promote trade and tourism between the two countries.

The Vietnam Register Authority under the Ministry of Transport announced it has completed the assessment and issued technical safety and environmental protection certification for 13 trains and other related components of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway, Hanoi’s long-delayed first metro project.

All of the transactions in the transport sector will be cashless by 2030, as part of a programme on digital transformation recently approved by the Ministry of Transport.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam together with the UN Development Fund (UNDP) organised a scientific seminar in Hanoi on December 9 to assess corruption risks in the country’s road transport sector.