Representatives from the Departments of Transport of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City joined other delegates representing authorities, and transport and digital development sectors from 28 cities around the world in the third International Transport Conference in Moscow on August 22 – 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 12 asked the State steering committee for national key transport projects to regularly review and inspect the projects so as to complete the heavy workload until 2026.

Transport Ministers of ASEAN member nations and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to further promote cooperation between the two sides, especially in transport connectivity, at their meeting in Hanoi on November 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the central and Central Highland regions to make all-out efforts for green development, while chairing a working session in Dak Lak province on July 12 between regional localities and the subcommittee for socio-economic affairs preparing for the coming 13th Party Congress.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang allocated nearly 504 billion VND (21.72 million USD) for disaster prevention in 2018 to ensure production and people’s livelihoods for stable local socio-economic development.

Hanoi is seeking measures to intensify relations with Sweden, Norway and Austria, especially in planning management, transport development and environmental protection.

Potential for cooperation in developing transport in general and seaport in particular in Vietnam has been introduced to representatives of the Dutch government and enterprises.