Infrastructure

Transport and shipping

Viet Nam hosts workshop on gender in rural transport

Some 80 delegates from 11 countries in the East Asia-Pacific region gathered in Viet Nam yesterday to discuss gender integration in rural transportation. The World Bank (WB) workshop, hosted in Ha Noi, is part of a regional Gender Capacity Programme for Rural Transport projects, including exchange ...

Japanese ODA approved for transport, environment plans

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed agreements with Viet Nam to provide Official Development Assistance loans worth a total of 95.17 billion yen (US$847.39 million) to develop four projects. The ODA loans are expected to enhance the country’s competitiveness and promote environmental improvements. Keep reading ...

PM asks Korea for $10M more to build road

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday made a public appeal to the South Korean government for an extra $10 million – on top of $52 million already provided – to complete the second phase of a road project. Keep reading ...

Vietnam seeks private investment for $721 million highway

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to attract private investment for a highway project in the Mekong Delta with a cost estimate of VND16.34 trillion (US$721 million), the government office said on on 23 March. Keep reading ...

Thailand to go it alone on Thai-Sino high-speed rail

Thailand has decided to wholly invest in the Thai-Sino railway project after it failed to agree in talks with China on the terms of the arrangement which has set back progress for months. Keep reading ...

Vietnam aviation market may suffer losses in the medium term

According to the Center of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the domestic aviation market of Vietnam will suffer losses in the medium term, when the average fares fall because of competition. Keep Reading ...

Da Nang calls for private investment in $177m port project

Authority in the central city of Da Nang is calling on private investors to join it in expanding a local port terminal for a cost estimate of VND4 trillion (US$177 million), local media have reported. Keep reading ...

Laos moves forward as logistics hub

Laos is moving forward to position itself as a logistics hub in the region as the landlocked country continues on its path to become a land-link in the region and build further trade connections internationally. Logistical improvements are part of the government’s strategic development plan to ...

Cargo giants call on Sihanoukville port

As Cambodia’s sole deep-sea port in Sihanoukville looks to increase its presence on global shipping routes, the decision by two major Chinese shipping companies six months ago to call at the port has seen mixed results, with one firm already dropping out due to low ...

Myanmar-Japan joint venture applies for airline licence

Myanmar’s already cluttered airline industry could be about to welcome another carrier into its ranks. Japan’s ANA Holdings and Shwe Than Lwin-owned Golden Sky World have formed a joint venture and applied to set up an international airline, according to a transport ministry official. Keep reading ...

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