Getting Around & Transport– category –

Sun PhuQuoc Airways receives its 11th A320neo and adds eight domestic and international routes. We consider the launch of Incheon and Chengdu service, its impact on Phu Quoc travel, and the ease of connections for Japanese travelers.

Ho Chi Minh City has put forth a large-scale redevelopment plan to transform the waterfront area along the Saigon River that flows through the city center. The target covers about 73.3 hectares of waterfront and water surface, including the Bach Dang wharf familiar to tourists. The total project cost is about 29.32 trillion dong (about 11...

South Korean rail-vehicle major Hyundai Rotem and Thaco (Truong Hai), one of Vietnam's largest private conglomerates, signed a technology-transfer agreement in Hanoi on June 11, 2026. It's an agreement to manufacture metro vehicles within Vietnam. Vietnam, which had imported finished vehicles, will now, domestically...

Phu Quoc, the island resort in southern Vietnam, and Singapore, Southeast Asia's giant hub, are being connected by a direct flight. New carrier Sun PhuQuoc Airways announced it will launch a Phu Quoc-Singapore route on July 25, 2026. One round trip daily, just under two hours each way, alongside Taipei...

Da Lat, a highland retreat sitting at 1,500 meters. Its gateway to the skies, Lien Khuong International Airport, has finished about five months of full renovation and is scheduled to resume operations on August 19, 2026 (the official timetable is pending). It was a large-scale project with an investment topping 1 trillion dong, spanning everything from the runway to technical facilities...

A circular issued in April 2026 added facial recognition to Vietnam's SIM identity verification. We lay out that it's a circular and its enforcement rather than a new law, the rules when swapping devices, and the actual impact on Japanese travelers who buy SIMs or eSIMs locally.

Phu Quoc International Airport becomes a biometric full-self-service airport with Sun Group and SITA. The new Terminal 2 opens in July 2027, becoming a futuristic hub handling 24 million a year.

The luxury cruise ship Victoria Mekong II launches in November 2026. With all 38 rooms featuring balconies, it's a river voyage connecting Ho Chi Minh and Siem Reap across the border.

T'way Air plans to launch the Da Nang-Daegu route in May 2026. Daily service seven times a week, with seasonal operation expected May-October. International access to central Vietnam expands.

A culture, history, and tourism cable-car complex gets under way in Dien Bien Phu. About 35.35 ha, envisioning about 15,000 people a day, operated by Sun Group. Completion is years away, at the planning stage.