Mekong area needs $3.8b for projects
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region will need more than VND86.3 trillion (US$3.83 billion) in the 2016-20 period to develop key infrastructure projects to fuel its economic growth, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Around VND65 trillion ($2.8 billion) of the total funding will go to road projects. The remaining money will be spent on waterway developments and aviation facilities.
