Organizers to select 1,000 volunteers for Hanoi F1 race

The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station metro line will receive its first of 10 trains from France next March, railway authorities say.

Tickets for Vietnam’s first Formula 1 race are being sold at over 1,800 Vinmart+ convenience stores.

The Asian Development Bank expects Vietnam to grow 6.8 percent in 2019 and 6.7 percent in 2020.

The Ministry of Finance has reiterated that the loss-making oil and gas group PetroVietnam has to divest from non-core sectors. 

Hanoi is considering limiting the registration of new motorbikes in the downtown area from next year to reduce traffic jams.

Formula One chief says the federation will work toward curing the ‘disease’ of traffic accidents in Vietnam.

A Prime Minister approved plan requires all commercial joint stock banks to be listed before 2020 towards increased transparency and diversity.

Ho Chi Minh City wants its first metro line’s trial run to take place by October next year despite funding and personnel challenges.

The Ho Chi Minh City administration has decided that no high-rise apartment projects in the downtown will be approved until 2020.

Work on Vietnam’s biggest airport would start in 2020 and it will become operational in 2025, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) says.

Vietnam’s GDP per capita is set to increase this year, but its 2020 target of $3,200-3,500 looks distant.

The Vietnamese military has successfully privatized 32 enterprises and divested all state capital from 10 joint stock companies.

Private firms and rural areas are strategic points for future development, said Nguyen Xuan Phuc.