Vietnam urban railway project on track with Japanese support

Construction of a 12-kilometer urban railway project connecting central Hanoi with a developing area on the city's outskirts has started, with Japanese know-how and yen loans likely to help the project progress.Japan's ambassador to Vietnam Naoki Ito said in a groundbreaking ceremony in Hanoi in early October that the railway line, which is expected to extend to Noi Bai International Airport in the future, is a symbol of bilateral cooperation.The cost of the project, which includes a subway section, is estimated to total over 35 trillion dong ($1.3 billion), according to local media. Its co…READ FULL ARTICLE