Vietnam’s First Subway Opens in Ho Chi Minh City; Japanese Companies And Organizations Supported Development And Operation

By Shunpei Takeuchi and Shinsuke Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
19:21 JST,
January 5, 2025
HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s first subway, built with Japanese assistance, opened in Ho Chi Minh City, in the nation’s south, on Dec. 22. This project is part of the Vietnamese government’s efforts to build urban rail transit systems to ease traffic congestion and air pollution, which have been aggr...
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