When large private enterprises of Vietnam participate in urban railway projects, they are expected to make big changes to progress, giving HCM City the opportunity to build an urban railway network in a fast, quality, and cost-saving manner.

Hanoi has announced a plan for the construction of Urban Railway Line 2, which will run from Tran Hung Dao street in the centre of the city to the outlying district of Soc Son.

The 8.5-km elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line, running from Nhon to Cau Giay, will open for commercial operation on August 8.

The Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on October 13 to receive the first train for the city’s Metro Line No 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien).

The Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on October 13 to receive the first train for the city’s Metro Line No 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien).

Along with ensuring quality and safety, Vietnamese firms should make their products’ price suitable and meet customers’ demands to sell in foreign distribution channels, said Naohisa Saeki, AEON Vietnam’s Deputy General Manager.

Four Singaporean men were charged on December 29 in a scandal involving contracts for the metro worth almost 10 million SGD (7.4 million USD).

HCM City’s Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a plan to link the urban railway system underground with high-rise buildings, apartments and shopping complexes.

Vietnam and France need to continue implementing the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban metro rail project (Metro 3) in a rapid and effective manner, said Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh.

The Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) of Ho Chi Minh City estimates nearly 42 trillion VND (nearly 1.85 billion USD) is needed to build phase I of metro route No. 5.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has agreed in principle to build an underground shopping centre in downtown Ho Chi Minh City along side the city’s first metro line project.

Several domestic retailers have been actively changing their business strategies to improve their distribution channels.

The progress of urban train projects have not met public expectation, said Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai during a recent meeting to review the progress of urban train projects in Hanoi and HCM City.

The HCM City People’s Committee set out to accelerate the disbursement of projects using official development assistance (ODA) loans after a low disbursement rate in the first half this year.