Infrastructure
Vietnam to build $2.5 billion seaport at center of new regional route
Vietnam is set to build a US$2.5 billion seaport in Ca Mau, its southernmost province, hoping to steal some spotlight away from the more popular regional hubs Singapore and Malaysia, local media reported. Under a proposal recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, 85 percent of ...
Thai-Lao-Vietnamese bus service planned
State-owned Transport Co plans to run its first three-country passenger bus service with Laos and Vietnam following the success of its transnational services. Keep reading ...
Work begins on Vietnam’s highest bridge in Ho Chi Minh City
Ground has been broken for the cable-stayed Phuoc Khanh Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City, the bridge with the highest vertical clearance in Vietnam. The bridge connecting Can Gio District with Dong Nai’s Nhon Trach District will be part of an expressway connecting Long An and ...
Vietnam to seek additional loan for Chinese-built Hanoi elevated railway
The government has decided to seek an additional loan from the Chinese government for a Chinese-built elevated railway project in Hanoi that is becoming infamous for slow progress and ballooning costs. Keep reading ...
Laos and China to build bridge to Thailand as part of railway project
Laos and China will jointly build a bridge linking the Southeast Asian nation with northeastern Thailand as part of a U.S. $7.2 billion high-speed railway project that has been delayed by numerous setbacks for more than four years, a Lao government official said. Officials from both ...
Lao National Assembly passes draft law on the prevention of cybercrime
The Lao National Assembly (NA) passed a draft law on the prevention of cybercrime after it was raised for debate at the ongoing ordinary session of the parliament. The approved draft will be revised in accordance with recommendations made by the law makers during the debate. Widespread ...
Yunnan becomes the first gate for Thailand to enter China
The 12th Thailand Logistics Equipment, Technologies and Services Exhibition will be held from September 2 to 4 in BITEC International Convention and Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand, Royal Thai Consulate General in Kunming has released. Yunnan owns four transnational highways and seven highways in the province. Yunnan ...
What AIIB means for ASEAN connectivity
In 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast that from 2010 to 2020, Asia would need US$8 trillion in national infrastructure. The discussion on connectivity in Asia has continued since then, but it was China that seized the moment with its proposal in 2013 for ...
New IT system will accelerate registration and licence issuing in Laos
A new information technology (IT) system to be introduced this year will quicken the issuance of registration documents for new vehicles and driving licences in Laos, according to a report. The Transport Department under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport admitted the issuance of these ...
State-owned telecom slashes landline fees as users go mobile
Burma’s state-owned Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) on 15 July halved the price of landline phone installation after years of wringing the country’s monopolized communications market. The fixed phone rate has been pinned at a staggering 650,000 kyat (US$565) rate for more than a decade. Twenty years ...
