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 […]
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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 […]
Vietnam Airports: Map of commercial airports in Vietnam
Southeast Asia Airports > Vietnam Airports Map of airports in Vietnam, and news and information about current and future airports. Index Vietnam airports map International airports in Vietnam Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) (Nha Trang) Can Tho International Airport (VCA) Cat Bi International Airport (HPH) (Hai Phong) Da Nang International Airport (DAD) Dong Hoi Airport […]
Airport rail links to Long Thanh International Airport
There are different plans to connect Ho Chi Minh City to its new airport by rail, but not a single line has begun construction months before the airport is expected to open. Long Thanh International Airport will become the second airport of Ho Chi Minh City upon its opening in December 2025. Two problems have not […]
Thu Thiem Eco Smart City – Ho Chi Minh City riverside development by Lotte
Thu Thiem Eco Smart City is one of the major riverside developments the Thu Thiem new Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City. With its prime location opposite District 1, this project is set to become a prominent landmark of the Saigon River waterfront. The project is being developed by the Lotte Group from South […]
Ho Chi Minh City’s two airports’ problem
Long Thanh International Airport is expected to open this year, but which airlines will fly there remains unclear. Dubai and Bangkok provide two models for how to proceed in the short-term and long-term. Long Thanh International Airport Long Thanh International Airport is the planned second airport of Ho Chi Minh City. The airport is in […]
