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China bridges last Mekong gaps

Brian McCartan from Bangkok for Asia Times BANGKOK – The last remaining physical gaps on the north-south roadway set to connect China to Thailand and further afield through Southeast Asia will soon be bridged, opening a new land route that … Continue reading

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US$529m to build two bridges in Mekong Delta

21-OCT-2008 Intellasia | Lao Dong Dong Thap provincial People’s Committee and My Thuan PMU on October 16 worked with investment consultants from Australia and Japan and it was decided that the construction of Cao Lanh Bridge across Tien River and … Continue reading

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Mekong Delta reels from traffic woes

Viet Nam News – Hanoi,Vietnam CAN THO — The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, long known as the country’ s rice basket, faces a major hurdle to development: poor traffic infrastructure, … Read article… Vietnam News website

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