The charging stations will be installed across key provinces and cities of Indonesia, and the first are expected to become operational in June.

Notably, more than 60% of the passengers on the Nhon - Hanoi Station metro’s elevated section use monthly passes, highlighting the growing preference for urban rail transport, particularly among students, office workers, and daily commuters.

To building a green transport system, Vietnam will need nearly 14 billion USD to develop a network of charging stations, said insiders.

Green transport underpins the development of a green economy. It requires establishing policies, attracting resources, and innovating economic tools to address climate change, manage resources, and protect the environment.

Vietnam is actively pursuing green transport as a foundational step toward building a green economy.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing attended and delivered speeches at a conference on the two countries’ cooperation in transport infrastructure and the role of their businesses, held in Beijing on June 27.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on January 13 made a field trip to VinFast electric vehicle manufacturing complex in the northern port city of Hai Phong as part of his state visit to Vietnam.

Following global trends on green transportation, the capital city of Hanoi has been striving to develop a green transport system.

Singapore inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on establishing a bilateral Green Economy Framework with the UK at a video conference between Singaporean Minister for Trade Relations S Iswaran and Secretary of Energy Security and Net Zero of the UK Grant Shapps on March 1.

Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities will create favourable conditions for the Italian Consulate General to implement cooperative activities, contributing to deepening the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership, a municipal official has affirmed.

The technical support section of the HCM City Green Transport Development Project will improve the performance and efficiency of public transport along a high priority corridor there.