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DCA preps new air transport policies
Myanmar will sign air service agreements with the Netherlands and Mongolia this year, and is drawing up new policies that include tackling the profusion of domestic airlines, the Department of Civil Aviation’s director for transport has said. Myanmar boasts 11 airlines and a 12th – a ...
Change for growth
As the biggest economic center of Vietnam, HCMC is feeling tied by a slew of prevailing regulations. It is desperate for a special governance mechanism so that the metropolis will be able to grow faster and thus fuel development in the rest of the nation. Meanwhile, ...
Laos banks on road link with China
With its fast-growing economy, landlocked Laos is turning a once disadvantageous position into an important land transport link for ASEAN regional connectivity with southern China’s Yunnan province. The 114-kilometre Hongsa-Chiang Man Road, which will be a shortcut to Laos’ northern Luang Prabang province, will link Thailand, ...
3.5km high-speed train construction to please leaders
A Thai-Chinese high-speed train scheme has entered a strange phase where officials of the two countries agreed on 16 June to kick-start the construction of a short section, although they have not settled on the overall project. “We will build the short section in line with the ...
No progress on new Vientiane-Champassak highway
One year has passed but the new Vientiane-Champassak highway survey and design has not progressed following a Chinese company signing an agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. “We are now writing a letter to the company informing them that if they cannot perform ...
Gov’t halts building of Koh Rong island port
“The company has the legal right to invest in Koh Rong from the state, but on June 7, the provincial working group had to stop the construction of the port of tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group because it was illegal,” said Sihanoukville City Governor Y Sokleng, ...
Vietnam may have new agency to manage state enterprises
The Vietnamese government is considering setting up a new agency to manage state-owned enterprises more effectively, but some economists have questioned the necessity of such a plan. Economist Ngo Tri Long urged the government to consider the plan thoroughly, arguing that a new agency means more resources ...
Hongsa-Chiangman road to be a boon for Nan
Opportunities in the tourism business in Nan, in the eastern part of the Northern region, will be highlighted once the 114-kilometre Hongsa-Chiangman Road is completed in 2018, making it a short cut to Luang Prabang in Laos. “There will be an opportunity to do business in ...
King Power secures 39percent stake in Asia Aviation in Bt7.9-billion deal
Duty-Free Operator King Power Group has taken a 39-per-cent controlling stake in Asia Aviation, the operator of Thailand’s largest budget airline Thai AirAsia, from the carrier’s chief executive Tassapon Bijleveld and two of his family members in a deal worth more than Bt7.9 billion. If King ...
No decision yet to be made on Noi Bai Int’l Airport expansion
No plan for the Noi Bai International Airport expansion has yet been selected, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat said in a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency amidst public debate about the expansion, which is said to cost up to five billion USD. Proposals on ...
