The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will coordinate with Malaysia to support infrastructure development in the ASEAN region, said the bank's president Jin Liqun on February 6.
Experts from Japan and Vietnam shared experience and talked cooperation in investing and building infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure, in cities with fast urbanisation at a dialogue on December 7.
There are still bottlenecks in infrastructure investment in Southeast Asia that hamper regional economic growth and connectivity, experts said in an annual conference on Asian competitiveness.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) wants to boost cooperation in infrastructure investment with Da Nang so as to help promote the development of the central city of Vietnam, AIIB President Jin Liqun told local officials on November 8.
Phu Quoc island district, the southern province of Kien Giang, holds potential to become a special administrative-economic as it has pour big investment into infrastructure.
APEC finance ministers will focus on discussing four cooperation priorities in 2017, including long-term infrastructure investment, base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI), and inclusive finance, at their 24th meeting and related events in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, from October 19-21.
The World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have approved a joint credit package worth 415.2 million USD for flood management in select drainage areas in Manila, the Philippines.
Officials from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are expected to work on an array of issues on August 19, the second day of the third APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3) and related meetings in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s real estate sector recorded several merger and acquisition deals involving foreign capital in the first six months of 2017, according to Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.
According to a report from the Global Infrastructure Outlook, Vietnam will meet 83 percent of its infrastructure investment needs by 2040 if the current investment trend is maintained.
Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith praised the effective cooperation between the front organisations of Vietnam and Laos, which he said contributes to enhancing the two countries’ traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation.
The second working day of the third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC III) on July 25 focused on finance and business development in the era of innovation and digitalisation.
Thailand and Myanmar passed a project to develop a border road at the 8th meeting of Thailand-Myanmar Joint Coordination Committee for the comprehensive development of Dawei Special Economic Zone and related projects.
The Port of Singapore was named "Best Seaport in Asia" for the 29th time at the 2017 Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) held in the country on June 29, reported the Straits Times.
Public-private partnership (PPP) is one of the optimal solutions to investment attraction for infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisolith held talks in Tokyo on June 7 to discuss implementation of a plan to spur development in Laos and other issues.
A seminar on Long-term Investment in Infrastructure took place in northern Ninh Binh province on May 17 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting (SFOM) and Related Meetings.
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