The Ministry of Transport has proposed a plan to upgrade runways at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports, the nation’s two largest and busiest airports, which would cost around VND4.2 trillion (US$184 million).

VietNamNet Bridge - The small and compact meter can be mounted on a motorbike. If the concentration of alcohol is higher than the permitted level, the device will automatically lock the motorbike and send an alert to relatives or friends.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors have shown interest in the huge north-south highway project, but are reluctant to make investment decisions.

HCM City agencies have unveiled plans to promote waterway transport on the 975km of riverways in the city, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

Tolls and other kinds of fees have increased as the number of vehicles has risen more rapidly than the volume of goods.

Half a decade has elapsed since the Ministry of Transport (MOT) opened up the domestic transport market, worth $50 million a year, to only Vietnamese enterprises.

The north-south transportation route is expected to be overloaded by 2020 with 45.3 million passengers and 62.2 million tons of cargo per annum. Building a north-south highway is the solution Vietnam has chosen.

Most build, operate and transfer projects in the transport sector have appointed contractors and not gone through tendering.

Uber Vietnam’s representative said that its taxi brand UberX will raise fares in Ho Chi Minh City from August 24, closing up with traditional taxi fares.

A representative of the Viet Nam Road Administration on Monday worked with the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang’s Department of Transportation on the problem related to the local Cai Lay toll station.

To compete with Grab and Uber, traditional taxi firms have begun providing e-hailing services. However, if people want a traditional taxi, they should call the operator rather than use an app.

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides Uber and Grab, seven more taxi firms have joined the so-called ‘technology taxi’ market, providing convenient services at low prices. 

Vietnam Airlines continues to be a traditional airline which provides full-service flights, but it will cooperate with Jetstar Pacific to exploit the lower-end market. Vietjet Air targets a hybrid model between traditional and low-cost airlines.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are fleeing from BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects in the transport sector after encountering many difficulties. 

Luxury scooters are now the focus of motorbike manufacturers in Vietnam. High-end scooters, priced at VND50 million and higher, unexpectedly sold very well in 2016. 

VietNamNet Bridge - In HCMC and Hanoi, air pollution caused by vehicles is even more serious than pollution from industrial zones, environmental experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - The modest investment in railways in the last 100 years, as well as high management costs and ticket prices have pushed the railway sector into an impasse.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia’s view that it is necessary to tighten control over flight licensing to pave the way for development of other modes of transport has raised controversy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Is Vietnam capable of controlling the international transportation railway, or will it be controlled by Chinese companies?

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has said that the north-south highway requires lower costs compared with other projects, but the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says the required investment is high compared with the long-term public investment plan.