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Sweden shares experience in developing public transport

A roundtable was held in Hanoi on May 7 to share Sweden’s experience in operating and monitoring public transport.
Sweden shares experience in developing public transport ảnh 1An overview of the roundtable (Source: vietbao.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Swedish Embassy in Vietnam, the Swedish Commercial andInvestment Office, and the Hanoi People’s Committee held a roundtable on May 7to share Sweden’s experience in operating and monitoring public transport.

Atthe event, representatives from Swedish companies including ABB, Erisson, VolvoBuses, Axis Communications, Volvo Cars and Roxtec, shared with Vietnamesepartners measures to help Vietnam increase the number of public vehicle users,protect the environment and bring into full play the latest technologies,including Internet of Things (IoT) and eMobility.

Likemany other Asian nations, Vietnam is experiencing rapid urbanisation. As of 2017,around 40 percent of the country’s 90-million population lived in urban areas.The figure is expected to rise to 50 percent by 2025.

Inits strategy to develop public transport until 2020 within a vision to 2030,Vietnam sets a target of turning public transport into the top choice of peoplewhile controlling the growth of individual vehicles and improving urbantransport quality.

Italso strives to have 20 percent of buses and taxis using liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or solar energy by 2020.-VNA
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