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Residents wade through half-meter floodwaters as year's highest tide swamps Ho Chi Minh City streets

Residents wade through half-meter floodwaters as year's highest tide swamps Ho Chi Minh City streets

A high tide on Saturday afternoon left many Ho Chi Minh City streets deep under water, stalling vehicles and making it hard for residents to get around.
Heavy rain, flooding snarl Ho Chi Minh City traffic during morning rush hour

Heavy rain, flooding snarl Ho Chi Minh City traffic during morning rush hour

Metro construction triggers 3-km traffic jam at HCMC airport gateway

Metro construction triggers 3-km traffic jam at HCMC airport gateway

Long Thanh airport access faces gridlock threat as HCMC expressway interchange delayed again

Long Thanh airport access faces gridlock threat as HCMC expressway interchange delayed again

With its completion date pushed to 2027, the An Phu Interchange in Ho Chi Minh City could become a major bottleneck in the transport corridor linking the city and Long Thanh International Airport when the latter opens later this year.
July 17, 2026 | 02:58 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City’s most gridlocked road set for major expansion

Ho Chi Minh City’s most gridlocked road set for major expansion

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a nearly VND3 trillion (US$113.8 million) project to widen Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, a 2-kilometer connector between the downtown core and the city’s southern area that is notorious for choking traffic during rush hours.
December 2, 2025 | 12:37 am PT
AI cameras hit Ho Chi Minh City streets, catching thousands of violators

AI cameras hit Ho Chi Minh City streets, catching thousands of violators

Ho Chi Minh City has installed 31 AI-powered cameras on major streets and accident blackspots to automatically detect traffic violations and send them to a central system for fines.
October 11, 2025 | 12:00 am PT
App-based drivers in HCMC say switch to electric vehicles very difficult

App-based drivers in HCMC say switch to electric vehicles very difficult

A majority of app-based ride-hailing drivers in HCMC are reportedly hesitant to switch to electric vehicles due to challenges such as limited charging infrastructure and high vehicle prices.
August 31, 2025 | 03:15 pm PT
Vietnam records 54% drop in DUI violations during Tet holiday

Vietnam records 54% drop in DUI violations during Tet holiday

Over 17,100 people were found to have committed alcohol-related traffic violations during this year’s nine-day Tet holiday, according to figures released by the traffic police department on Sunday.
February 3, 2025 | 12:45 am PT
Pre-Tet gridlock: Hanoi and HCMC struggle with relentless traffic

Pre-Tet gridlock: Hanoi and HCMC struggle with relentless traffic

As travel and shopping demand surges near the Lunar New Year, combined with changes in traffic habits following the enforcement of a new decree, major streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have experienced prolonged traffic congestion, day and night.
January 15, 2025 | 03:19 pm PT
Downtown HCMC faces 17% rise in traffic congestion ahead of Tet

Downtown HCMC faces 17% rise in traffic congestion ahead of Tet

Traffic congestion in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has surged by 17% as the Lunar New Year holiday approaches, driven by increased travel demands and new traffic behaviors following a recent decree on traffic violations.
January 14, 2025 | 03:00 am PT
The jammed megacity: Here is how Ho Chi Minh City’s rush hour nightmare looks like

The jammed megacity: Here is how Ho Chi Minh City’s rush hour nightmare looks like

Or how the city’s residents go to work every day.
October 22, 2018 | 05:10 pm PT
 
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