Vietnam Calling for Foreign Investment for 39 Infrastructure Projects
The Ministry of Transport has announced a list of 39 infrastructure projects calling for foreign investment between now and 2010, local Investment Newspaper said.
They include 24 roads, including construction North-South and Dau Giay-Binh Thuan-Nha Trang expressways, two aviation projects of Chu Lai Airport in central Quang Nam province and Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province.
The ministry also named seven railways, including Bien Hoa-Vung Tau and Trang Bang-Hoa Hung railways in the southern region and Yen Vien-Ngoc Hoi railway in the northern region.
The ministry has also called on foreign companies to invest in six maritime projects to build Lach Huyen in northern Haiphong city and Van Phong international transit terminal in central Khanh Hoa province among several others.
Vietnam will need US$67.5 billion to develop key infrastructure projects from now till 2020, to boost its economy, state media said. (Investment)