Infrastructure

Vietnam opens airport investment

Vietnam’s government will allow private and foreign investors to provide services at Vietnamese airports for the first time this December. Thanh Nien News reported that new legislation, which will take effect 12 December, will allow private investors to purchase rights to manage airports and provide some ...

Vietnam Airlines expands routes

Vietnam Airlines will open a domestic air route between the northern port city of Hai Phong and the central coastal city of Nha Trang, effective 15 November. The upcoming route will operate four weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday using an Airbus A321. Keep reading ...

Thailand looks to start building own military weaponry

Thailand’s defence industry has advanced to such an extent it could begin developing its own equipment through partnerships with the private sector, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs said on October 2, 2015. Keep reading ...

Laos to launch first satellite

Laos’ first telecommunications satellite (Lao Sat-1) will be launched into orbit on November 21 to spur many facets of development and industry. The satellite, which is owned by the Lao Sat-1 Joint Venture Company, will be part of a network of satellites in Laos and overseas ...

Ministry's IT skill standards expected to improve

The information and technology (IT) skill standards introduced by Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications will help training centres, employers and employees evaluate the competency of IT staff, experts have said. In May, the ministry issued a decree outlining skill standards for professional staff in the IT ...

Lao Government to negotiate for lower interest-rate rail loan

The Lao Government has entrusted a committee in charge to negotiate with China to lower the interest rate of a loan Laos intends to borrow from China to develop the planned Laos-China rail project. Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong told the recent ...

Thai deputy transport minister hints at S44 for dual-track projects

Section 44 of the interim charter could be invoked by the prime minister to expedite six double-track rail projects, Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck says. In a radio interview on 29 October, Mr Ormsin said the six projects need a shot in the arm to speed ...

Vietnam to let private company operate Da Lat tourist rail line: report

The Ministry of Transport is looking for a private company to operate a tourist rail line in the Central Highlands resort town of Da Lat, following decades of losses, news website Saigon Times Online reported on 28 October. Keep reading ...

Vietnam Television to reduce investment in pay TV market, focus on content: report

The national broadcaster Vietnam Television will disinvest from the pay TV market by selling most of its stakes in three major providers, whose combined market share is almost 73 percent, local media reported. Keep reading ...

Media understanding essential for regional cooperation success

The media has to fully comprehend the newly instigated sub-regional cooperation mechanism and participate in getting its message out to wider society for the initiative to succeed. Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Mr Savankhone Razmountry made the statement when speaking about the establishment of ...

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