{
  "id": 27831,
  "title": "Free bus fares drive increase in bus, metro ridership in Ho Chi Minh City",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/free-bus-fares-drive-increase-in-bus-metro-ridership-in-ho-chi-minh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-31T04:27:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/traffic/free-bus-fares-drive-increase-in-bus-metro-ridership-in-ho-chi-minh-city-5103664.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One month after Ho Chi Minh City introduced free bus travel, bus ridership has surged by 39%, while metro passenger numbers have also increased by around 15% year-on-year.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-07-31T00:58:33.000Z"
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    ]
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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."
}