Specific policies proposed for North-South high-speed railway project

Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024

The project is expected to be 1,541km long, with a design speed of 350km per hour. The construction is due to start in 2027 and completed by 2035.

North-South high-speed railway should employ public-private partnerships

Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024

The government should focus on building infrastructure, while the private sector equips it with supporting facilities, from which they can generate profits to recover their investments, say experts.

Huge opportunities with North-South high-speed rail

Saturday, Oct 12, 2024

The Ministry of Transport proposes a design speed of 350 km/h, a total length of 1,541 km, twin tracks, a gauge of 1,435 mm, and an estimated cost of US$67.34 billion for the mega project.

Railway infrastructure projects expect to lure private investors

Tuesday, Jan 30, 2024

The CT Group recently proposed that the Prime Minister approve investment of US$9.98 billion to build a high-speed railway linking HCM City and the Mekong Delta’s Cần Thơ City.

Viet Nam's biggest single-body high-speed ship launched

Friday, May 06, 2022

Thang Long, the biggest single-body high-speed ship in Viet Nam, was launched in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Friday, and will start offering services between Vung Tau City and Con Dao Island in the southern province of...

Internet speed in Viet Nam is below world average

Saturday, Sep 18, 2021

Speedtest statistics showed that the download speed of mobile networks in Viet Nam reached 42.46 Mbps in July, lower than the world average of 55.07 Mbps.

Viettel achieves record 5G speed

Friday, Sep 17, 2021

Viettel has successfully researched, tested and established 5G data transmission speed of more than 4.7Gb per second. This speed is 40 times higher than 4G speed and more than two times the existing 5G speed, making Viettel one of the...

Deputy PM urges allocation of funding for pre-feasibility study of high-speed railway

Wednesday, Jun 03, 2020

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged relevant ministries to allocate sufficient investment capital for the appraisal of the pre-feasibility study report of the North - South high-speed railway project.

Big challenges hinder Viet Nam’s largest infrastructure project

Thursday, Jun 27, 2019

The Ha Noi-HCM City high speed rail project will benefit the country’s economy, but there are several challenges to implementation of the mega project, including financing, attracting private sector interest and a weak business case.

Telecom department announces Viettel mobile internet fastest in Viet Nam

Saturday, Oct 27, 2018

Viettel is the 3G data leader in terms of all technical standards, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ telecom department.

LOTTE Mart launches mobile shopping app with many incentives

Thursday, Nov 30, 2017

As part of its efforts to offer customers the best shopping experience, LOTTE Mart has launched a mobile shopping app called SPEED LOTTE, which allows smartphone users to shop quickly and conveniently for many products at its stores and at...

Lotte Mart launches mobile shopping app

Monday, Nov 27, 2017

Lotte Mart has launched a mobile shopping app called Speed Lotte that allows smartphone users to shop quickly and conveniently for many products at its stores.

US’s Speed Queen laundry comes to HCM City

Tuesday, Aug 22, 2017

US-based Alliance Laundry Systems opened its first Speed Queen laundry outlet in HCM City last week at Saigon Pearl Apartments in Binh Thanh District.

Viettel increases broadband speed across Viet Nam

Tuesday, Aug 08, 2017

Military-run telecom group Viettel on Tuesday announced that it was increasing its broadband speed for free for all its subscribers nationwide.

Gov't asks policies makers to approve giant projects

Thursday, Oct 27, 2016

The Government has asked policy makers to consider a number of projects with total investment capital of more than US$66 billion.