Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged Quang Ngai province to continue engaging the entire political system in the housing programme, towards assisting 4,500 disadvantaged families.

The Ministry of Transport is launching an extensive 2.68 trillion baht investment initiative to revolutionise Thailand’s transportation infrastructure and support sustainable logistics.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to prioritise resources for transportation infrastructure, especially major roads linking its seaports, the municipal Transport Department has suggested.

The 2,109km–long North-South Expressway project, worth 5 billion USD, will revolutionise the Vietnamese transportation network by connecting the entire country for the first time in its history, according the US-based Borgen Magazine.

During the 10 years of implementing the socio-economic development strategy for the 2011-2020 period, Vietnam has been focusing on building a synchronous and modern infrastructure system.

HCM City estimates it will need more than 952 trillion VND (41.3 billion USD) for transportation infrastructure between now and 2030.

Japanese heavy equipment and infrastructure company IHI Corp. will rebuild two bridges in Myanmar to upgrade the country's transportation infrastructure along the East-West Economic Corridor stretching to Vietnam via Thailand and Laos.