Vingroup taps Alstom for 200 metro trainsets

Vingroup has partnered with French rail manufacturer Alstom to acquire 200 driverless metro trainsets for Hanoi and develop local train production in Vietnam. Under the agreement, Alstom will manufacture the first 83 trainsets in France, while Vingroup will produce the remaining 117 in Vietnam with technical support. The deal supports Hanoi’s planned 979-kilometer urban railway network and Vietnam