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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to assign the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City as the state agency to implement a project building an expressway linking the southern economic hub with Moc Bai in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 1 as part of his attendance at the G20 Summit and visit to Japan.

Ho Chi Minh City has decided to convert a number of private transport infrastructure projects that were designated as BOT (build – operate – transfer) and BT (Built – Transfer) into public projects.

The Ministry of Transport will conduct the selection of investors for the North-South expressway via bidding for projects in the public-private partnership (PPP) form.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on January 16 to discuss international experiences in capital management and mobilisation, and infrastructure development, as well as to seek policy recommendations for Vietnam in such fields.

Thailand stands ready to welcome foreign investments in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Industry Minister Uttama Savanyana told foreign diplomats.

The Vietnam Inland Waterway Administration has proposed the Ministry of Transport consider and invest in three waterway transport projects in the Mekong Delta under public-private-partnership (PPP) form.

More than 5 billion USD is needed to build a railway linking the Lao capital of Vientiane with Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam, according to research conducted under a technical support project for the railway’s feasibility study.

The development of physical infrastructure as well as educational and health infrastructure is essential to improve the living standards of people across the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) should enhance their economic and infrastructure connectivity to promote economic development in the sub-region, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong said at a forum on September 19.

More than 140 trillion VND (6.2 billion USD) will be used for the first phase construction of the North-South Expressway linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The trade relations between Vietnam and Singapore have been developing since they lifted ties to strategic partnership.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is pushing ahead with economic restructuring, towards increasing the proportion of industry, trade and services.

hairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Nguyen Thanh Phong asked for more financial and technical assistance from Japan for the city’s metro and water environment improvement projects.

NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong joined Vice Minister of State of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland in a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Switzerland ties.

A new wave of Japanese investment is expected to arrive in Vietnam in the near future thanks to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.

The first economic forum between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) took place in Hanoi on November 13.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has instructed to add Long Thanh International Airport project into the list of national key projects.