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Belt and Road Initiative Vows Green Infrastructure with Connectivity
“My son in primary school did not attend a birthday celebration because it was cancelled due to bad air — and we live in Seoul, a great place to live,” said Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). He was speaking to ...
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
Greater Mekong Subregion countries to boost transportation connectivity
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have reached an agreement on the implementation of a cross-border transport facilitation agreement (CBTA). Transport ministers from six GMS countries comprising Việt Nam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, as well as Thailand and China, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ...
VNS Reporter
Government, Asean in talks to take IMT highway up to Vietnam
The government is in talks with Asean countries to extend the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) highway up to Vietnam, a senior official said today. India and Asean countries are holding consultations on the extension of the 1,360 km IMT highway — from Moreh in India to Mae-Sot ...
PTI
Deepening connectivity within Asean
While other parts of the world are turning inward, Asean should stay focused and persevere to realise its original intent. []Emerging economic centres, such as those in the Mekong Subregion, are new frontiers of untapped potential. Keep reading ...
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