Hanoi seeks approval for $2.8bn metro line
Hanoi authorities want to allocate part of the city’s state budget worth around VND15 trillion ($648 million) for the development of the metro line between 2022 and 2026
Metro terminal in downtown Ho Chi Minh City nearly finished
Almost 60 engineers and construction workers work every night at the Municipal Theater Terminal
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro train to arrive in Vietnam in October
Six Japanese experts in charge of logistics and import procedures for the train will land in Vietnam on September 18
Japanese experts to arrive in Ho Chi Minh City for metro construction
Six Japanese experts will land in Vietnam on September 18 and undergo 14-day quarantine
Site clearance underway for Saigon’s second metro line
The site clearance is expected to be done by the end of this year
Ho Chi Minh City reopens park outside downtown opera house
Lam Son Park was previously cleared for the construction of an underground terminal of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line
Vietnam calls off $390mn loan from ADB for Saigon metro line
The US$390 million amount was part of a $540 million loan given by the ADB for the project
Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line must run in 2020: PM
Work on the Chinese-funded railway began in October 2011 and was initially scheduled for completion in 2013
Ho Chi Minh City begins rebuilding park in front of downtown theater
Lam Son Park was previously cleared for the construction of an underground terminal of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line
Ho Chi Minh City seeks entry restriction waiver for metro project's foreign experts
Several experts involved with the city’s ongoing metro construction project have been unable to enter the country due to the COVID-19 epidemic
Saigon’s downtown metro terminal set to open to public visits
Opening the terminal to public visits is expected to help inform residents of the progress made on one of the city's key projects
Downtown terminal of Ho Chi Minh City’s metro route No.1 nears completion
The Municipal Theater Terminal measures 190 meters long, 26 meters wide, and has four underground floors
Works near completion for test run of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line
The first test run is expected to be due this year
Test run of Ho Chi Minh City’s metro to take place this year
The test run is expected to be carried out in the third quarter of 2020
Ho Chi Minh City tears down last wall on first metro line
About 85 percent of the metro project is anticipated to be completed this year
Ho Chi Minh City to adjust bus routes for better metro connection
The Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line is scheduled for a commercial opening in Q1 2021
Ho Chi Minh City seeks $92mn loan from state funds for metro
The payment will help the project run in line with the plan, and it would help to avoid complaints and lawsuits about debts
New hope as construction of Ho Chi Minh City metro resumes after Tet
The project is progressing despite funding difficulties
Ho Chi Minh City to clear payment for Japanese metro line contractors before Tet: chairman
Unpaid contractors’ wage has amounted to more than US$100 million as the city struggles to source money for the project
Japanese ambassador warns of halt of Saigon metro project over unpaid $100mn debts
Cartoon: Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line joins '10-year challenge'
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