ride hailing and delivery companies lose ground to grab

Ride-hailing and delivery companies lose ground to Grab

CEO and senior leaders of Indonesian ride-hailing service Go-Viet and Vietnamese delivery startup Ahamove have just resigned as the companies are floundering in the face of fierce competition with Grab. What new strategies will they pull out of the bag to fight the ride-hailing overlord?
at least 20 dead in peru bus fire

At least 20 dead in Peru bus fire

At least 20 people were killed and about 10 injured Sunday night (Mar 31) in a bus fire at an illegal transport terminal in the Peruvian capital, emergency services said.
ride hailing firms struggle to sustain price war

Ride-hailing firms struggle to sustain price war

Ride-hailing entrants invested a great deal of money into promotions and discount strategies to quickly expand in the Vietnamese market. Now, several firms are struggling to sustain the price war with rivals, especially Grab.
siemens installs intelligent road solutions for hanoi

Siemens installs intelligent road solutions for Hanoi

In cooperation with the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Department of Transport and Department of Traffic Police of Hanoi, Itelco Technology JSC and FPT Group, Siemens has just equipped the Pham Hung – Me Tri intersection with its state-of-the-art traffic control technology.
comfortdelgro sees plunge in revenue in vietnam

ComfortDelGro sees plunge in revenue in Vietnam

After suspending the operations of its joint venture in Vietnam, ComfortDelGro, one of the leading transport companies in Singapore, reported a decrease of 50 per cent in its revenue and assets from Vietnam.
minister asks for feasibility study of long thanh airport by late may

Minister asks for feasibility study of Long Thanh airport by late May

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has asked the consultancy agencies of Long Thanh international airport to complete the project’s feasibility study by May 30, so the ministry can consider and verify it before submitting to the Government in early June.
italian bus driver takes 51 children hostage sets school bus on fire

Italian bus driver takes 51 children hostage, sets school bus on fire

Italian police on Wednesday (Mar 20) rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus driver, who doused the vehicle in petrol and set it alight apparently in protest at migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.
acv to expand tan son nhat airport

ACV to expand Tan Son Nhat Airport

The Ministry of Transport has chosen the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to invest in expansion of HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.
hanoi launches campaign to reclaim illegal parking areas

Hanoi launches campaign to reclaim illegal parking areas

Hanoi's Department of Transport said it would launch a campaign to eliminate illegal parking areas in the city.
vietnam commits to united nations road crash prevention goals

Vietnam commits to United Nations road crash prevention goals

On March 19, in Hanoi, the Vietnamese government handed a symbolic baton to United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt to officially announce Vietnam’s commitment to implementing the UN’s road crash prevention goals.
mui ne property market runs red hot

Mui Ne property market runs red-hot

The real estate market in Mui Ne in Phan Thiet City in the south-central province Binh Thuan has been buzzing in recent times with many tourism property and transport projects being developed.
black boxes show clear similarities with indonesia crash ethiopias minister

Black boxes show 'clear similarities' with Indonesia crash: Ethiopia's minister

Black box data recovered from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last week shows "clear similarities" with a recent crash in Indonesia of the same type of aircraft, Ethiopia's transport minister said on Sunday (Mar 17).
vietnam airlines moves operations to sheremetyevo airport russia

Vietnam Airlines moves operations to Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia

Vietnam Airlines announced the decision to move its Moscow operations from Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo Airport starting from July 2, 2019.
vintech opens first office overseas

VinTech opens first office overseas

Opening a tech company (VinTech) in South Korea to research applied IoT technologies, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, smart manufacturing plants, and to develop products and solutions for vehicles and transportation will allow Vingroup to develop other tech companies in the US, Japan, Israel, and China.
transport survey outlines future cash conditions

Transport survey outlines future cash conditions

In the face of challenges in public transportation and parking, driven by population growth and urban migration patterns, the development of cashless services and digital commerce is expected to ­improve daily travel and ­create smarter and more ­efficient cities.