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Vietnam's first metro line operator records $2.7 mln loss in 2021

Vietnam's first metro line operator records $2.7 mln loss in 2021

Hanoi Metro Company, which operates the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line, has reported a loss of VND64 billion ($2.75 million) in 2021.
Vietnam should take a leaf out of Indonesia's public bus book

Vietnam should take a leaf out of Indonesia's public bus book

If Hanoi and HCMC could have effective Bus Rapid Transit systems with their separate lanes allowing smooth traffic, why would anyone want to use motorbikes?
May 17, 2022 | 04:59 pm PT
Motorbikes are why public transport cannot flourish in Vietnam

Motorbikes are why public transport cannot flourish in Vietnam

Buses and trains can never be as convenient as a motorbike, and so as long as motorbikes remain widespread, public transport will never reach its true potential.
May 4, 2022 | 07:34 pm PT
Expert proposes tougher measures to limit motorbike use in HCMC

Expert proposes tougher measures to limit motorbike use in HCMC

HCMC would need tougher measures to limit the use of motorbikes, which are favored for their convenience, according to a transport expert.
April 28, 2022 | 12:29 am PT
Vietnam should rethink its motorbike ban

Vietnam should rethink its motorbike ban

Myanmar has failed to meet people's travel demands two decades after its motorbike ban. Indonesia has had to abandon the idea. What about Vietnam, then?
April 19, 2022 | 05:13 pm PT
Motorbikes are important to HCMC

Motorbikes are important to HCMC

Readers are not confident about a government plan to curb motorbikes in HCMC and other Vietnam's major cities from 2030.
April 6, 2022 | 11:49 pm PT
Downtown Saigon road takes shape again as metro nears completion

Downtown Saigon road takes shape again as metro nears completion

The Le Loi Road in District 1 is being restored to its original condition after six years of work on the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line.
April 3, 2022 | 04:54 pm PT
Hanoi prepares funding for new metro section

Hanoi prepares funding for new metro section

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved technical assistant funding for a new metro section in Hanoi.
March 29, 2022 | 02:00 am PT
Hanoi to roll out public bike service

Hanoi to roll out public bike service

Hanoi's Transport Department is planning to provide 1,000 public bicycles, with half run on electricity, in five downtown districts, following the Ho Chi Minh City model.
March 16, 2022 | 02:31 am PT
HCMC launches first large electric bus line

HCMC launches first large electric bus line

Ho Chi Minh City launched its first electric bus line with 67 seats from Thu Duc to District 1 on Tuesday morning, with around 94 rides a day.
March 8, 2022 | 12:49 am PT
New public bike service gets warm welcome in Saigon

New public bike service gets warm welcome in Saigon

Many Saigonese headed downtown to test out the city's new public bicycle sharing service.
December 17, 2021 | 12:46 am PT
Banning motorbikes no solution to congestion

Banning motorbikes no solution to congestion

Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes from 2025 to reduce congestion and emissions, but some do not see it as a practical fix.
December 9, 2021 | 04:00 am PT
Hanoi 2025 motorbike ban contingent on public transport availability: experts

Hanoi 2025 motorbike ban contingent on public transport availability: experts

Hanoi can only go ahead with its plan to ban motorbikes by 2025 if it can rapidly create infrastructure for public transport, experts have said.
December 9, 2021 | 12:30 am PT
HCMC metro line takes possession of six train cars

HCMC metro line takes possession of six train cars

Six cars that make up two trains on Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line arrived from Japan on Tuesday morning.
December 7, 2021 | 12:27 am PT
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