The Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to build an airport in Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The management boards of the North-South Expressway’s sub-projects have received applications from 32 domestic investors and joint ventures.

The Vietnamese transport sector is moving towards smart development in order to tap into the advantages of Industry 4.0. 

The 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia is being held in Hanoi from October 28-30.

The mega infrastructure project North-South Expressway has started inviting domestic enterprises to apply for bidding, a month after the Ministry of Transport ruled foreign companies ineligible to participate in the project.

Vietnam has closed its doors to international investors joining the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway initiative, catering to domestic groups only. 

The Ministry of Transport has given the go ahead for Vinpearl Air JSC under private conglomerate Vingroup to seek the Prime Minister’s approval for its investment plan.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a statement regarding the selection of investors for a projectto build a number of routes in the eastern section of the North-South Expressway.

The Prime Minister has issued several decisions on disciplinary measures against some officials.

The 21 airports in Vietnam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.

The Ministry of Transport will announce the adjustment planning of Noi Bai International Airport in the third quarter of this year.

App-based ride-hailing vehicles may be managed by technology, instead of having to install a light box on top as proposed by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) earlier.

The Ministry of Transport is drafting a decree, stipulating stiffer fines for some of the most dangerous traffic law violations, especially on highways.

The Ministry of Transport is seeking opinions from ministries, agencies and localities nationwide for the fee increase of 12-18% for 37 build, operate and transfer (BOT) operated toll road or bridge projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of real estate projects in the Long Thanh Airport area were drawn up right after the international airport project development got the go-ahead from the National Assembly.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has been warned that it will be difficult to sell highway projects to foreign investors as planned.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines sold more than 49 million shares worth 1,093 billion VND (52.05 million USD) at its initial public offering (IPO) at the HCM City Stock Exchange on November 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has deployed inspection teams nationwide from July 15 to check and punish those who violate norms by reconfiguring the lorries, changing their initial design, to carry more load.

The fact that a series of foreign contractors were punished for their violations has pleased domestic contractors, who always complain that foreigners receive big favors from government agencies and investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Long Thanh International Airport, once it is built, would help solve the problems which Tan Son Nhat airport cannot--Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said before the electorate.