Construction and transport projects in Hanoi, including the demolition of the Shark Jaw building, Hanoi’s future “floating” opera house, demolition of the historic Post Equipment Factory, Vinhomes world-themed shophouses, West Lake’s fantasy Eurotown and groundscaper apartment, hope for the revival of the VietinBank tower, and metro construction updates. I was in Hanoi in October and […]
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Hanoi–Quang Ninh High-Speed Railway
The Hanoi–Quang Ninh High-Speed Railway is a planned railway from Hanoi to Ha Long in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The railway was proposed by Vingroup, and it’s a separate railway from the abandoned Ha Long Railway. The new Hanoi–Quang Ninh high-speed line will be approximately 120 km in length and have a top speed of […]
Spain enters Vietnam’s ‘AVE’ project: Ineco and Renfe win the initial contract for a project worth more than 57.5 billion euros
Article By: elEconomista.es * The high-speed rail project will link Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City along a 1,541-kilometer route.* The Spanish public engineering firm has formed a consortium with the French company Artelia and the local firm RCIC for the preparatory phase.* The initial contract is key to defining the technical and economic aspects […]
Phu Quoc Metro – Railway connecting the Airport to APEC Convention Center
The Phu Quoc Metro is an under-construction urban rail project on the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The project was approved by the An Giang Province People’s Council on October 24 2024, and a ground-breaking ceremony was held on the 19th of December 2025. The plan is to have the line ready by the […]
Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (Ho Chi Minh City)
The Ben Thanh – Can Gio Railway (also referred to as a metro) is an under-construction urban railway from Ben Thanh Market to the Can Gio coastal urban zone in Ho Chi Minh City. The railway has been proposed by Vingroup and is not part of the HCMC urban railway masterplan. The line was first […]
Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway
The Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway is an upgrade of the current railway along the same route. The original line is a metre-gauge railway that was built by France to connect Kunming in China to the port in Haiphong. The new line will be a standard-gauge railway that will be connected to the standard-gauge railway from […]
Long Thanh International Airport: the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City
Long Thanh International Airport (LTH) is the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City. Situated approximately 40 km east of the city centre in Dong Nai Province, the airport will have enough space to eventually include 4 runways and serve over 100 million passengers annually. This ambitious size will place it among the largest airports […]
The proposed high-speed metro in Ho Chi Minh City
If the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is built, it will be the fastest metro line in the world and the world’s shortest high-speed railway. Out of all of the planned urban railways in Southeast Asia, the proposed Can Gio metro line in Ho Chi Minh City is the most […]
The last days of the DDR Apartments of Vinh
The Quang Trung housing complex in Vinh was built as a show of solidarity by the Deutsche Demokratische Republik. These historic apartments are now 50 years old and are being replaced. The city of Vinh in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam was extensively damaged during the first Indochina War and the Vietnam-American War, […]
Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city
Line 2 (Hoan Kiem Line) of the Hanoi Metro is an under-construction rapid transit railway that will connect Noi Bai International Airport to the old city area in Hoan Kiem District. Line 2 will be 42 km in length with 32 stations and 2 depots. Construction of the Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao […]
