Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 16:10 GMT+7
A section of rails in Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line 1 is seen at the Ba Son metro station. Photo: Van Binh / Tuoi Tre.
The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) said the construction of the Ba Son underground terminal, a part of the city’s metro line 1, is nearly complete.
The structure of the metro station consists of two stories with a combined length of 240 meters, average width of 35.5 meters, and height of 17 meters, according to a MAUR representative.
The contractors have completed backfilling the construction site to ground level and are preparing to restore the landscape in the excavated area.
Sunday, December 20, 2020, 15:44 GMT+7
Commuters are seen commuting on an electric bicycle without wearing crash helmets in this photo taken in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: N.C.T. / Tuoi Tre
Vietnam will demand a driver s license for a person to ride electric bicycles and mopeds, according to its road safety strategy for the next decades.
The National Road Safety Strategy for 2021-30, with a Vision for 2045 envisions a traffic system that ensures safety, connectivity, convenience, effectiveness, and eco-friendliness.
Most notably, it demands a mandatory driver s license for users of electric bicycles with less than 4kW of engine capacity and mopeds with with less than 50cc of engine capacity.