Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said on Wednesday that a 20-day trial including safety evaluation procedures has been finished for the Cat Linh–Ha Dong metro section, with related agencies saying it went "relatively well" though more testing is needed to fix some issues.

A train of the Cat Linh–Ha Dong Metro Section is seen during its test run in December 2020.

French safety consultancy consortium Apave-Certifier-Tricc will give its final conclusion in January.

In the last 20 days over 600 personnel have been at work, including at stations, the command center and the depot.

Hanoi Metro, a company set up to operate it, has been recruiting and training people and producing materials to instruct the public on how to use the metro.

The city Department of Transport has drafted a plan to link bus services with the metro line.

The Cat Linh-Ha Dong Metro section runs 13 km from downtown Dong Da District to Yen Nghia in Ha Dong District. It is part to the first of eight planned lines.

Two imported Covid-19 cases, four recoveries reported

Vietnam recorded two new imported Covid-19 cases on December 30, bringing the total number of infections to 1,456, according to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Nội Bài airport’s upgraded runway ready for operation

The upgrade of runway 1B at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội will be put into operation by midnight on December 31 to meet the peak travel demand for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Source: VnExpress