China – Việt Nam freight train volume hits record

Monday, Jan 05, 2026

Cargo on this route currently accounts for 73 per cent of the total volume exported to Vietnam by rail and 86 per cent of the container volume shipped by this means of transport, up 5 percentage points and 2 percentage...

Vingroup withdraws bid for the North–South high-speed railway project

Thursday, Dec 25, 2025

The decision was carefully considered to ensure maximum concentration of resources on strategic infrastructure projects that the group has recently been assigned to implement.

KBC plans to open a vocational school for chip manufacturing

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2024

KBC is coordinating with training organisations in Taiwan (China) and South Korea, the world''s two largest chip manufacturers, to develop a series of vocational schools.

Refrigerated container train linking Bình Dương to China inaugurated

Sunday, Jul 16, 2023

A refrigerated container train was inaugurated at Sóng Thần station in Bình Dương on Friday, in a bid to transport fresh fruits and vegetables from the southern province to China.

Bac Giang’s train station to offer int’l freight transportation services

Monday, Feb 13, 2023

The Kép station will organise a fleet of trains running from Kép to Đồng Đăng Station in the border province of Lạng Sơn and then to China’s Pingxiang station.

Cheap plane, train tickets to tourist destinations offered on National Day

Monday, Aug 22, 2022

The Vietnam Railways Corporation also plans to increase trains during the holiday at prices only 77-84 per cent of those offered during peak time in summer.

VNR launches app to sell tickets

Wednesday, Jul 15, 2020

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) officially launched an application to buy train tickets and pay online on smartphones from July 15 to improve customer services.

Vietnam Railways Corporation takes online transport orders

Monday, Apr 06, 2020

More than 150 passenger trains between localities in Viet Nam have been stopped temporarily due to the pandemic. 

Train services derailed by funding chaos

Saturday, Feb 22, 2020

Viet Nam could cease to have an operating train system in less than two weeks unless a funding issue at Vietnam Railways (VNR) is resolved, an official has said.

Nearly 40,000 train tickets returned due to Covid-19

Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020

Vietnam Railways (VR) said that its revenue ped by nearly VND65 billion (US$2.8 million) in the past 19 days compared to the same period last year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Booking for hotels and purchase bus/train tickets via Sacombank Pay app

Friday, Nov 01, 2019

Sacombank has added a new feature to its Sacombank Pay app: hotel booking and purchase of bus and train tickets.

Most flight and train tickets sold out for five-day holiday

Thursday, Apr 18, 2019

Most train tickets as well as cheap flight tickets have already sold out for the upcoming five-day holiday.

VNR launches online payment service via mobile app

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) launched the mobile service of booking and paying for train tickets via MoMo application on May 7.

2nd luxury train launched on HCM City – Nha Trang route

Wednesday, Jul 19, 2017

Sai Gon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company launched a luxury train from HCM City to Nha Trang last Saturday.

VIB helps passengers pay train tickets

Friday, Sep 30, 2016

Passengers can pay for their train tickets at Vietnam International Bank''s (VIB''s) 154 branches and transaction offices nation-wide, starting from October 1, the bank said in a statement on September 29.