{
  "id": 12845605,
  "title": "Vingroup, controlled by Southeast Asia’s richest billionaire, orders 200 driverless metro trains from Alstom for Hanoi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/vingroup-controlled-by-southeast-asias-richest-billionaire-orders-200",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:16:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/companies/vingroup-controlled-by-southeast-asia-s-richest-billionaire-orders-200-driverless-metro-trains-from-alstom-for-hanoi-5129327.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, led by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, has placed an order for 200 driverless metro trains from Alstom. These trains will be constructed in France before being assembled in Vietnam. Each train will have five aluminum-alloy cars, designed to reduce axle loads, save energy, and minimize track wear. The trains will operate at the highest level of automation, requiring no onboard drivers.\n\nAlstom, a world-leading manufacturer of trains, metro systems, and locomotives, will produce the first 83 trainsets in France. The Vietnamese subsidiary of Vingroup, Vinhomes, will then supply the additional 117 trains by assembling them in Vietnam. Alstom has a long history of working in Vietnam, having supplied signaling systems for several major projects and 10 trains for Hanoi Metro Line 3.\n\nVingroup is constructing a 303.5-kilometer metro system through its subsidiary Vinhomes, connecting major destinations across the capital. Other Vingroup subsidiaries are also developing high-speed rail projects, including a 54-kilometer line in Ho Chi Minh City and a 120-kilometer line between Hanoi and Quang Ninh, with Siemens Mobility as the partner.",
  "summary": "Vingroup has signed an agreement with French rail giant Alstom to acquire 200 fully automated metro trains for Hanoi, with more than half to be assembled in Vietnam.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "e27",
        "title": "Southeast Asia’s biggest tech IPO of the year is a landlord",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/southeast-asias-biggest-tech-ipo-of-the-year-is-a-landlord",
        "published": "2026-10-08T01:00:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}