The current COVID-19 resurgence has put the brakes on trade, transport and tourism, with all the sectors experiencing declines in May, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Many container shipping lines have announced further increases in transportation fees starting from late May, causing difficulties for import-export companies.
Bus companies, railway and airline firms have been struggling to survive amid the impacts of COVID-19 for a year and a half.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport scrap the general aviation business licence of Globaltrans Air JSC.
The Ministry of Transport will prioritise funding for the maintenance and repair of Long Bien Bridge, an iconic structure in the Vietnamese capital.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the Ministry of Transport to adopt the principle of “three don’ts” in addressing problems from project implementation: Don’t say “no”, Don’t say “difficult”, and Don’t say “yes” but then take no action.
The Ministry of Transport has proposed the Government increase support for domestic airlines which were heavily hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A transport aircraft C17 of the Royal Australian Air Force on April 24 safely landed at Hanoi-based Noi Bai international airport, carrying 32 out of the 63 staff members of Level-2 Field Hospital No.2 who had finished their tenure in South Sudan.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an urgent telegram, asking localities and people to strictly abide by COVID-19 rules, including wearing face masks in public places, amid rising coronavirus threats from neighbouring countries.
VOV.VN - An orderly of Transport Hospital in Hai Phong port city has tested positive again for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a representative of the Hai Phong Department of Health told local media outlets on April 23.