VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of compensation for site clearance has been blamed for delays to a project to expand the North-South National Highway 1A running through the two central provinces of Phu Yen and Binh Dinh.

 The Ministry of Transport has urged Lao Cai People's Committee to co-ordinate the completion of the highway linking Noi Bai airport with Lao Cai and the resort town of Sa Pa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has suspended the designers, supervisors and constructors of a project to upgrade the section of National Highway No18 connecting Uong Bi City and Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Road transportation would certainly scramble with hydrofoil for passengers once the highways have been put through for traffic.

 Cold spell continues to chill northern region; Illegal fireworks seized in Ha Noi; Firm fined for storing smuggled sugar; Construction of new Tropical Disease Hospital begins; HCM City opens career counselling service for students

 Police rewarded after arresting drug trafficking ring leader; More Vietnamese nurses, orderlies to work in Japan; HCM City prepares to open new airport road; Task force to tackle domestic violence

 VietNamNet Bridge - A five-kilometre section of the Tan Son Nhat- Binh Loi Outer Ring Road in HCM City opened to traffic on Saturday.

While the average salary of seasonal workers is only VND5.4 million ($260) per month, that of the Director of HCM City Urban Drainage Company is over VND200 million ($10,000), totaling about VND2.6 billion ($130,000) a year.

 At least 15 foreign investors will attend a preliminary screening meeting for the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expressway project scheduled for September 19, the authority for public-private partnership (PPP) projects under the Ministry of Transport said.

In response to the direction of the Ministry of Public Security on correcting the operation of traffic police, the Traffic Police Department has established a working group to secretly monitor traffic police officers.

VietNamNet Bridge - This is the first time a transport project of Vietnam is to be promoted overseas.

 UNDP supports Vietnam’s drug trafficking fight; PM gets tough on highway site clearance; Sustainable employment programme in place; WB-funded water supply project to benefit Thanh Hoa people

The highway connecting the city of Da Nang to Quang Ngai province is scheduled for completion in 2017, with four lanes and will be upgraded to six lanes with maximal speed of 120 km/h.

Inflation may return if monetary policy is loosened; Vietnam among world’s top 3 in export growth; Vietnam joins TPP talks in Singapore; Korean bank CEO honoured with Friendship insignia; Purchase power still slow after Tet

In the afternoon of February 7, nearly 50,000 people flock to Mien Dong bus station in HCM City to return home for the Tet holiday. At the same time, tens of thousands of people also rushed to  My Dinh and Giap Bat bus stations in Hanoi.

As much as VND300 billion (US$14 million) has been collected in road maintenance fees since the regulation on the fee took effect at the beginning of this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The investment rate per 1km of four-lane highway in the northern and central plains is $10 million and $17.2 million in the southern delta. In particular, the cost for the Ben Luc - Long Thanh highway is up to $28 million.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport said that from 0h on January 1, 2012, the state-owned toll will be closed. Instead, people will pay road maintenance fees.

  Pot-holes appear after rush-job; Bach Mai Hospital saves Japanese; Combating corruption in Vietnam; Vietnam joins 2012 Jakarta Charity Bazaar, Gender crisis put under the spotlight

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of key transportation projects in Hanoi are implemented at snail speed due to difficulties in site clearance.