Transport infrastructure and facilities
Waterways and ports
Mekong Delta ports need better linkages to increase efficiency
River and seaports in the Mekong Delta system of Group 6 ports handle a huge volume of goods, but 70 per cent amount of goods in the region are still carried by road to HCM City. Keep reading ...
The role of Asean’s ports in China’s Belt and Road
China’s investments in deep-sea ports in Myanmar and Cambodia will provide critical links in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but there are also concerns that they could give China undue economic leverage in the region. Keep reading ...
China, the Mekong River and Thailand’s Regional Infrastructure Fund
The headwaters of the Mekong River are located on the Tibetan plateau in China. The 4,350 kilometre-long river flows through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Thailand is seeking to establish a regional fund with its riparian neighbours. The fund is intended to provide capital ...
Mekong sluice project is not necessary, experts say
Many experts and scientists on Monday continued to express concern about the Cái Lớn-Cái Bé dual sluice project in Kiên Giang Province and its possible impact on the region. The project is expected to control saline intrusion and adapt to climate change. []Đặng Kiều Nhân, representative of ...
Three waterway projects mooted in Mekong Delta
The Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration has called on the Ministry of Transport to assess and invest in three waterway transport projects in the Mekong Delta under public-private-partnership mode. The first is an upgrade of an 86km stretch of the Hàm Luông River to allow passage ...
China pours $1.7m into development for Mekong countries
China is offering $1.7 million to a six-country group along the Mekong River to boost regional trade and ease concerns about Beijing’s massive hydroelectric dam projects along the waterway. Keep reading ...
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Mekong Delta asked to improve waterway connectivity
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to review transport planning in the Mekong Delta and seek better links among modes of transport in the region. Deputy PM Dung called for further connectivity among inland waterways, marine routes and inland ...
VNA Reporter
River transport project revealed
The Ministry of Public Works and Transports has revealed plans to build a network of inland ports along the Mekong River with the aim of facilitating the movement of passengers and agricultural goods. Keep reading ...
Chea Vannak
ASEAN to smoothen land, sea and air movements between member states
Speaking at the opening of the Asean Transport Ministers Meeting on Thursday (Oct 12), Mr Teo said that on Friday, ministers from the 10 member states will be signing an Asean Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Passengers by Road Vehicles (CBTP). Keep ...
Christopher Tan
Myanmar eyes China’s trade plan for much-needed infrastructure
Construction minister rejects claims of a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, a hub for Chinese investment.Minister for Construction U Win Khaing told the Asean and Asia Forum in Singapore on Thursday that his country needed to improve its infrastructure quickly to cope with the ...
Liu Zhen
