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Walking without sidewalks, cycling without lanes: time for change

Walking without sidewalks, cycling without lanes: time for change

In 2016, while working in Singapore, I wrote an article about cycling culture for Channel NewsAsia, sharing my perspective as both an urban researcher and a daily cyclist.
Vietnam's top leader orders plan to cut HCMC - Long Thanh Airport travel time to 30 minutes

Vietnam's top leader orders plan to cut HCMC - Long Thanh Airport travel time to 30 minutes

500 e-bikes to join Ho Chi Minh City's public transport network in February

500 e-bikes to join Ho Chi Minh City's public transport network in February

When someone takes your seat on a plane

When someone takes your seat on a plane

Last weekend, on a domestic flight, I found myself in an awkward and frustrating situation. It was something many others have probably experienced too.
January 1, 2026 | 02:00 am PT
HCMC metro's real profit is better quality of life

HCMC metro's real profit is better quality of life

Ho Chi Minh City has reported big losses from its only metro line, but what really matters is the metro has improved the city's quality of life.
December 3, 2025 | 10:14 pm PT
HCMC university students frustrated with lack of buses

HCMC university students frustrated with lack of buses

Every morning Thanh Phuong waits for a bus to commute the four kilometers to school, but often reaches late or pays for a motorbike-taxi since buses are packed.
September 14, 2025 | 09:08 pm PT
Singapore offers better public transport than Jakarta: survey

Singapore offers better public transport than Jakarta: survey

Singapore ranked 12th in a list of 50 countries with the best public transport in the world, ahead of Indonesia's Jakarta at 17th, according to a survey by British magazine Time Out.
September 9, 2025 | 10:29 pm PT
Hanoi increases bus, metro services to serve National Day parade

Hanoi increases bus, metro services to serve National Day parade

The two metro lines in Hanoi will operate continuously from 00:00 on Sept. 1 to 3:10 a.m. on Sept. 2 to meet travel demand expected to surge as people flock to Hanoi streets to witness the official National Day parade.
August 30, 2025 | 04:45 pm PT
Thailand commuters to enjoy $0.62 flat fare across all electric trains

Thailand commuters to enjoy $0.62 flat fare across all electric trains

Starting Oct. 1, Thailand commuters will pay just 20 baht (US$0.62) for any electric train ride under a new government flat fare policy.
August 19, 2025 | 03:42 pm PT
Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike

Geneva makes public transport temporarily free to combat pollution spike

Public transport will be temporarily free of charge in Geneva, in a first for Switzerland, as part of a series of measures aimed at tackling a spike in pollution in the city.
August 13, 2025 | 10:48 pm PT
Hanoi Metro urges limiting foldable bicycles with lithium batteries on trains

Hanoi Metro urges limiting foldable bicycles with lithium batteries on trains

Hanoi Metro has not imposed a ban on bringing bicycles with lithium batteries on trains but is calling for restricted use to prevent fire hazards.
August 12, 2025 | 11:38 pm PT
Hanoi residents prefer public transport after 2026 gasoline motorbike ban

Hanoi residents prefer public transport after 2026 gasoline motorbike ban

Hanoi residents prefer public transport to ride-hailing services, taxis or buying electric motorbikes once gasoline-powered motorbikes are banned in the city’s downtown, starting July 1, 2026, a survey by VnExpress has found.
July 17, 2025 | 03:45 pm PT
Singapore fines operator $2.3M over massive MRT disruption affecting millions

Singapore fines operator $2.3M over massive MRT disruption affecting millions

Singapore's rail operator SMRT has been fined 3 million SGD (US$2.33 million) after a major six-day disruption crippled the East–West MRT (mass rapid transit) Line in late 2024, affecting some 2.6 million journeys, one of the worst breakdowns in the country's train history.
June 4, 2025 | 02:48 pm PT
Chinese tourist claims Singapore MRT cabins are noisy, chaotic

Chinese tourist claims Singapore MRT cabins are noisy, chaotic

A Chinese tourist who recently visited Singapore praised many aspects of the city-state but complained that Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) cabins were noisier and more chaotic than those in his home country.
February 16, 2025 | 10:18 pm PT
Foreign passenger ignores my request to keep his feet off train seat

Foreign passenger ignores my request to keep his feet off train seat

Recently, on a train from Ninh Binh to Hanoi, I saw a foreign passenger behaving rudely. He rested his shoes on the seat in front of him, showing little regard for cleanliness.
February 9, 2025 | 04:42 pm PT
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