Infrastructure
Vietnam seeks private investment for $721 million highway
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to attract private investment for a highway project in the Mekong Delta with a cost estimate of VND16.34 trillion (US$721 million), the government office said on on 23 March. Keep reading ...
Thailand to go it alone on Thai-Sino high-speed rail
Thailand has decided to wholly invest in the Thai-Sino railway project after it failed to agree in talks with China on the terms of the arrangement which has set back progress for months. Keep reading ...
Vietnam aviation market may suffer losses in the medium term
According to the Center of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the domestic aviation market of Vietnam will suffer losses in the medium term, when the average fares fall because of competition. Keep Reading ...
Drought hits district in Mondulkiri
Up to 4,000 mostly ethnic minority people in Mondulkiri’s Keo Seima district are facing a water shortage after the local supplier announced service would be suspended due to impending wide scale drought. The announcement, issued by the Bor Poch water company, called on residents to conserve ...
Kampong Thom communities facing water shortages
About 5,000 families in Kampong Thom’s Stoung district are facing water shortages as the hot El Niño climate pattern bakes Cambodia for the second consecutive year. While there is enough drinking water for the time being, some residents have to drive a considerable distance to ...
Hadxaifong water treatment plant set for expansion
The Chinaimo treatment plant in Vientiane will be enlarged to improve water distribution through a loan of about 10.271 billion yen (749 billion kip) from the Japanese government. Keep reading ...
Da Nang calls for private investment in $177m port project
Authority in the central city of Da Nang is calling on private investors to join it in expanding a local port terminal for a cost estimate of VND4 trillion (US$177 million), local media have reported. Keep reading ...
Laos moves forward as logistics hub
Laos is moving forward to position itself as a logistics hub in the region as the landlocked country continues on its path to become a land-link in the region and build further trade connections internationally. Logistical improvements are part of the government’s strategic development plan to ...
Dizzying trade deficit to greet Myanmar’s new govt
With figures topping US$5 billion, a widening trade deficit is likely to greet Myanmar’s new government on April 1, says the Ministry of Commerce. According to the ministry, the total trade volume reached $25.7 billion between April 2015 and March of this year. Import volume hovered ...
Cargo giants call on Sihanoukville port
As Cambodia’s sole deep-sea port in Sihanoukville looks to increase its presence on global shipping routes, the decision by two major Chinese shipping companies six months ago to call at the port has seen mixed results, with one firm already dropping out due to low ...
