Category: Vietnam

Vietnam aims big on renewable energy Vietnam aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the primary energy supply to around 20% in 2030 and around 85% in 2050. That was the message from Tran Hong Thai, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, at yesterday’s 1st Asia Meeting on Environment and […]

POSCO E&C Ordered to Pay 3.9 Billion Won Compensation due to substandard highway construction in Vietnam POSCO Engineering & Construction (POSCO E&C) has been mandated to pay substantial compensation for its recognized responsibility in substandard highway construction in Vietnam. According to Vietnamese local media, VN Express, on Oct. 28, the Hanoi People’s Court has ordered […]

Hau River Bridge to shorten travel time between HCMC, Mekong Delta Tra Vinh and Soc Trang provinces A new bridge will be built next month across the Hau River, a Mekong tributary, to replace ferry services between Tra Vinh and Soc Trang Provinces. Costing VND8 trillion (US$327.4 million) in official development aid, Dai Ngai Bridge […]

First HCMC metro line to open in July 2024 Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line is expected to open in July next year, according to a revision of the project’s plans, which have already been delayed three years. The updated plan for HCMC’s Metro Line No. 1 was mentioned in a report sent to […]

Hanoi to spend $2.7b on metro line to connect with satellite urban areas Vietnam’s state appraisal council has approved an appraisal plan for the nearly-39-kilometer-long Van Cao-Hoa Lac urban railway project linking downtown Hanoi and outlying Thach That District, with a price tag of over VND65.4 trillion (US$2.7 billion). The metro line will feature a […]

Never-ending construction of Hanoi’s metro irks the city The Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, meant to be a beacon for traffic connectivity and economic development, has been delayed seven times over the last 17 years. For the last two decades, the 12.5 km-long ongoing construction site has been a headache for those living nearby and local […]

China Railway Group expresses interests in building VietNam’s railways Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with leaders of several leading Chinese conglomerates in Nanning city, China’s Guangxi province, on September 16 on the occasion of his attendance at the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) there. Prime Minister Phạm Minh […]

Vietnam’s Battle of the Metros In Vietnam’s Battle of the Metros, Chinese-led Hanoi project delivers an operational line as Japan’s Ho Chi Minh City system inches towards opening As construction of Vietnam’s Chinese-built Hanoi and Japanese-led Ho Chi Minh City metros continues, safety issues with the former have fed into stereotypes But at least it […]