Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for the acceleration of national key transport infrastructure projects to celebrate major national holidays, while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on August 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's second metro line Nhon-Hanoi Station is preparing to open up to traffic this August, thereby marking a new development milestone in the capital city’s public transport system.

The 8.5-km elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, running from Nhon to Cau Giay, will open for commercial operation on August 9.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to construct three international passenger terminals in the Can Gio coastal urban area, Mui Den Do, and Ben Nghe port as part of its efforts to develop waterway transport and attract tourists.

Ho Chi Minh City has accelerated a series of key infrastructure projects to put them into operation soon.

Vietnamese airline Vietjet and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Laos on July 11 announced an agreement to boost air transport connectivity between Vietnam and Laos.

Representatives from the Vietnamese provinces of Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau and Dien Bien on July 10 attended a meeting with their counterparts from China’s Yunnan province to discuss transport cooperation between the two sides.

Developing charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) is an important part of the country’s scheme to promote the use of EVs in Vietnam to build a green transport system, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Transport hosted an inauguration ceremony of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on July 4, with the aim of effectively ensuring traffic order, reducing travel time and costs, whilst protecting the environment.

VOV.VN - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department said on July 1 that they had smashed a major drug trafficking ring operating from Germany to Vietnam, seizing approximately 179kg of the synthetic drug – the largest ever seizure of its kind via air transport.