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Vietnam to build rail to Cambodia, Laos |
Vietnam is planning to invest US$527.5 million in building two
railways that will link the country with Cambodia and Laos, an
industry official said Wednesday.
The projects are part of a scheme to construct trans-Asia railway
networks connecting Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
member countries, reported the Vietnam Railway Department.
No details on when the railways would be constructed were given.
An official with Vietnam Railways Corp. said the first railway will
link Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh, and the second railway will
link Quang Binh province in central Vietnam to Savanakhet city in
central Laos.
The 130 km, VND3.91 trillion ($280.5 million) Sai Gon-Loc Ninh
route to Cambodia will be built by the Vietnam Railway Department,
the China Mechanical Equipment Import Export Corporation and the
China Railway Construction Corporation.
The other 120 km line linking Vung Ang with Mu Gia in the central
Ha Tinh province to Laos requires investment of over VND4.52
trillion ($247 million).
The railways are expected to promote trade and transport
cooperation among Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as well as between the
whole Indochina region and the rest of Asean and China.
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