Category: Vietnam

Work on Vietnam’s Long Thanh airport stalls, PM wonders if 2025 deadline will be met Construction of Vietnam’s biggest airport at Long Thanh in Dong Nai Province has stopped with groundbreaking, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is unhappy. Making an inspection of the site on Feb. 6, he said: “Even the office of the […]

HCMC plans to renovate iconic Ben Thanh Market Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have approved a renovation plan for Ben Thanh Market, a tourist attraction. The renovation project would include the upgrade of infrastructure and four main gates, all downgraded after many years of use. Its metal roofing will also be tiled. Funding for […]

$1.95 bln to build new Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang expressway Chau Doc – Can Tho – Soc Trang expressway is proposed to start construction in 2023 with a total investment of VND44.3 trillion ($1.95 billion). The expressway will stretch 188.2 kilometers (117 miles) and connect four Mekong Delta […]

Vietnam’s new Can Gio, Cat Lai and Thu Thiem 4 bridges to help link regions and ease Ho Chi Minh City’s infrastructure bottlenecks The Can Gio, Cat Lai and Thu Thiem 4 bridges, worth more than VND21 trillion ($926 million), will help link regions and ease HCMC’s infrastructure bottlenecks. The largest scale is Can Gio […]

Valmet to deliver waste-to-energy plant in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam Finnish energy technology firm Valmet has signed a contract of between €20 million ($22.5 million) and €30 million ($33.8 million) for the delivery of a waste-to-energy plant in Vietnam. The contract has been signed with waste treatment company Thang Long Energy Environment for the firm’s […]

Major expressways to be built in Vietnam in 2022 The National Assembly last month approved the construction of 12 North-South Expressway sections totaling 729 kilometers. The 2,000-kilometer road will run from the far northern province of Lang Son with the southernmost province of Ca Mau. The 12 sections have a total price tag of VND147 […]

Work to begin on Vietnam’s Quang Tri airport, while Tan Son Nhat, Dien Bien, Con Dao and Dong Hoi airports to get upgrades Work is set to begin on an airport in Quang Tri this year, while Tan Son Nhat, Dien Bien, Con Dao and Dong Hoi airports are set for major upgrades. VN Express […]